601 East 167th Street, Bronx, NY 10456

601 East 167th Street is a six-story, 44-unit New Law Tenement building constructed in 1929 and currently owned by Greg Gadson. The building has experienced recurring issues with building systems and maintenance, particularly throughout 2025, with multiple complaints about heat and hot water problems affecting the entire building between January and February 2025. More recent complaints from April 2025 involved electrical outlet issues that resulted in violations.

The building has been subject to numerous Housing Maintenance Code violations and complaints, with a significant cluster of issues identified in December 2024 in apartment 2H, including problems with doors, plumbing fixtures, walls, and safety equipment such as smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. The building's maintenance history shows a pattern of plumbing-related issues, as evidenced by multiple emergency complaints in June 2025. The Department of Buildings has documented several violations and inspection issues, particularly regarding facade maintenance in 2018-2021, with associated penalties for failing to file acceptable reports.

The building's elevator service was a concern in 2022, though no violations were warranted upon inspection. Notably, the building has maintained a record of being free from bedbug infestations for the past several years (2019-2024), and recent rodent inspections in 2022 and earlier years generally passed, with only two instances of rat activity noted in 2011 and 2015. The property has had consistent permit activity over the past few years, with several alteration permits issued between 2021 and 2025, suggesting ongoing maintenance and improvement work is being conducted.