611 East 158th Street, Bronx, NY 10456

The 114-unit, 3-story residential building at 611 East 158th Street in Longwood, owned by Union Housing Preservation LP, has experienced recurring heat and hot water issues over the past year, with multiple emergency complaints filed between October 2024 and March 2025. Between October 2024 and March 2025, there were at least eight documented incidents of heat/hot water problems, with several complaints describing building-wide outages and others specifying individual apartments.

These complaints generally received prompt attention from the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), though there were instances where inspectors were unable to gain access to complete their investigations. The building has also undergone various inspections related to Local Law 188/17 Compliance Inspections, with records showing multiple instances of inspectors being unable to gain access in July and December 2024. Additional concerns have included air quality issues (April 2024) and a pest-related complaint (April 2024), though no violations were recorded for these incidents.

The Department of Buildings recorded a boiler-related violation in 2022 that was addressed, and a construction-related stop-work order was fully rescinded in 2020. Importantly, the building has maintained a clean record regarding bedbug infestation, with no reported cases in the most recent annual filings between 2022 and 2024. While the heat/hot water issues represent the most significant pattern of complaints, other building systems and conditions have generally shown compliance with inspection requirements, with some complaints being resolved through prompt repairs or system restorations.