924 Summit Avenue, Bronx, NY 10452

The five-story, 21-unit tenement building at 924 Summit Avenue in Highbridge, owned by Ramon Garcia and dating back to 1910, has experienced several significant maintenance and pest control issues over the past few years. Most notably, there has been an ongoing rodent problem, with a rat sighting complaint in June 2024 leading to DOHMH violations and a series of inspections showing rat activity in 2024 (May, July, September) and 2023 (March, September), though a compliance inspection in May 2025 resulted in a passing grade.

The building has also struggled with window-related maintenance issues, evidenced by emergency and non-emergency complaints in 2022 and 2020 regarding window panes and frames, respectively. Historical records indicate the building's owner has faced challenges with filing required reports, including a dismissed violation in 2019 for failing to submit the 2017 boiler inspection report.

Of particular note is the building's bedbug reporting history, which has shown consistent compliance with HPD requirements from 2021 to 2022, indicating no reported infestations during that period. Violation records show repeated citations for failure to file annual bedbug reports between 2021 and 2024, though the most recent filing in April 2023 indicated zero infested or re-infested units for the reporting period of November 2021 to October 2022. The property has undergone regular rodent inspections, with varying results, and while recent inspections have shown some improvements in conditions, the building's maintenance history indicates ongoing challenges with both pest control and window maintenance that have required multiple interventions by city agencies.