1281 Edward L Grant Hwy, Bronx, NY 10452

This 3-story, 2-family residential building at 1281 Edward L Grant Highway in Highbridge, built in 1925 and currently owned by Herman Jacob, has experienced several significant maintenance issues in recent years. Most notably, there were two unsanitary conditions related to pest infestations reported in March 2025, which remain unresolved as HPD was unable to gain access for inspection.

The building faced multiple heating and hot water issues between late 2024 and early 2025, affecting both the entire building and individual apartments, though these were reportedly corrected upon HPD's follow-up inspections. In September 2024, several maintenance issues were documented and inspected, including problems with the bell/buzzer/intercom system, flooring, door frames, and instances of mold, though no violations were issued for these conditions. The property has also undergone some structural and compliance scrutiny, with violations noted in June 2020 regarding structural stability concerns connected to an adjacent property's disrepair, though these were described as non-compliant at the time of inspection.

Floor and mold violations were documented in April 2024 for apartment 2, specifically relating to kitchen flooring and bedroom wall mold, but these were certified as corrected by June 2024. While rodent inspections have been conducted regularly, showing mostly passing results, there was one instance of rat activity noted in July 2024, and a July 2023 inspection failed for unspecified reasons. The building's bedbug reporting history from 2022-2024 shows no documented infestations, and the most recent rodent inspection in July 2025 was passed.