256 East 169th Street, Bronx, NY 10456

This 20-unit, 5-story New Law tenement building located at 256 East 169th Street in Concourse Village, owned by Robert Corso, was constructed in 1917 and has undergone several significant maintenance issues in recent years. Most notably, in August 2024, multiple complaints were filed regarding a refrigerator, window frames, and a slow water leak, with violations issued for the refrigerator issue and water leak. The building has also experienced recurring problems with the same issues; in August 2024, there were complaints about window frames and a basin/sink that inspectors could not access, while similar plumbing issues had been reported in August 2023.

Additional maintenance concerns have included intercom system problems (May-June 2024), heat/hot water issues (October 2022), and a cooking gas problem (October 2022), though most of these issues were resolved promptly after inspection. The building's most recent inspection history shows consistent rodent control success, with all inspections from 2020 through July 2025 passing. The property has maintained a clean bedbug record for the past several years, with no infestations reported in any of the annual filings from 2019 to 2024.

A DOB violation from 2021 regarding an unspecified issue was resolved by late 2022. The most recent housing maintenance violations, issued in September 2024, pertained to defective plastered surfaces and refrigerator door issues in apartment 2B, though these were certified as corrected in late 2024. While the building has experienced periodic maintenance issues, particularly with plumbing and appliance systems, most violations are addressed through the city's housing inspection process, and there have been no recent reports of bedbugs or rodent problems.