258 East 165th Street, Bronx, NY 10456

258 East 165th Street is a 4-story, 9-unit New Law Tenement building constructed in 1913, currently owned by Second Canterbury Hdfc. The property has experienced consistent water supply issues throughout 2025, with seven separate plumbing complaints filed between late May and early June, all of which went unresolved as HPD inspectors were unable to gain access to complete necessary inspections.

Earlier maintenance history from 2022 reveals significant concerns in apartment 1B, including water leaks affecting the kitchen ceiling, visible mold in the bathroom, various structural and maintenance issues (such as a defective wood floor in the foyer and rotted kitchen cabinet), and reports of rodent and cockroach infestations, though most violations from this period were subsequently closed. The building has undergone multiple inspections for rodent activity in recent years, showing a pattern of both problems and improvements: failed inspections for rat activity were recorded in September 2024 and February 2025, though passed inspections in November 2024 and May 2025 suggest some remediation efforts have been successful.

The property's plumbing systems have continued to present challenges, as evidenced by the recent water supply complaints. Notably, the building's bedbug reporting history from 2019 through 2025 shows no infestations in recent years, with the last recorded incidents involving two infested units in 2017-2018, all of which were reported as successfully eradicated. While the building has maintained some systems (as indicated by various passed inspections), the pattern of repeated service requests and inspection access issues, especially regarding water supply, suggests ongoing maintenance communication challenges between tenants and management.