1325 Edward L Grant Hwy, Bronx, NY 10452

The 57-unit, 6-story New Law Tenement building at 1325 Edward L Grant Highway, owned by Rubin Pikus and constructed in 1930, has experienced several notable issues in recent years. Most significantly, from December 2024 through March 2025, there were multiple housing maintenance complaints that HPD was unable to inspect, including issues with floors, walls, smoke detectors, cabinets, and pest problems. Emergency and non-emergency violations related to flooring, electrical wiring, and various maintenance issues were documented between December 2024 and April 2025.

The building has a history of structural concerns, with multiple Department of Buildings complaints in 2021-2022 regarding building stability and cracking, though many of these violations were resolved. Recent rodent inspections have shown mixed results, with evidence of rat activity noted in mid-2023 and early 2024, though more recent inspections in 2024-2025 have passed. The building's elevator has been a recurring issue, with complaints about lack of alternate service in 2018, 2021, and 2023, though inspections found no violations at those times.

While there were some bedbug infestations reported between 2018-2019, recent filings from 2020 through 2024 indicate zero detections in the past four years. The property has also faced issues with sidewalk sheds and scaffolding, particularly in 2023, resulting in an active ECB violation with a $500 penalty regarding inadequate maintenance. The building has maintained consistent compliance with rodent inspections, aside from periodic rat activity observations between 2023-2024, and has shown responsiveness to multiple maintenance code violations, as evidenced by closed cases and timely inspections when access issues were resolved.