939 Summit Avenue, Bronx, NY 10452

The four-story, eight-unit building at 939 Summit Avenue in Highbridge, owned by Maheen Farrukh and completed in 2014, has experienced a series of concerning maintenance issues in 2025. Most notably, there are currently multiple open housing maintenance code complaints as of June 2025 related to unsanitary conditions including mold, water leaks, and pest problems, along with an unresolved garbage/recycling storage issue from May 2025. The property has documented multiple pest-related complaints throughout 2025, and in October 2024, serious violations were identified in apartment 3B including defective smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, visible mold conditions, and the need for repainting with light-colored paint.

The building has also faced infrastructure challenges, with several heating and hot water complaints in 2025, including one involving the entire building in April 2025, though some of these issues were promptly addressed. The property has multiple open violations related to building safety, including problems with self-closing doors at various stairway levels identified in September 2024 inspections, suggesting potential fire safety concerns. While there have been regular rodent inspections, the building has generally maintained compliance in this area except for some failed inspections in 2024, and there have been no reported bedbug infestations in recent years, with all previous cases being resolved according to official reports.

The recurring nature of pest complaints, unsanitary conditions, and unresolved violations, particularly in apartment 3B, raises concerns about the building's current maintenance standards and resident comfort. The property has had multiple interactions with the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) throughout 2025, including several inspections where access was either not granted or conditions were not found to violate housing laws, indicating potential communication or cooperation issues between management and inspection agencies. The building's relatively new construction (2014) raises questions about the underlying causes of these repeated maintenance issues, which appear to have intensified in 2025 compared to previous years.