785 East 151st Street, Bronx, NY 10455

The five-story, 19-unit residential building at 785 East 151st Street in Longwood, currently owned by Stacey Shurgin and constructed in 1911, has experienced several maintenance and safety issues in recent years. Most notably, in 2025 there were multiple failed inspections by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) regarding heat/hot water, door, and floor conditions, though some other complaints from the same period (April 2025) were inspected without violations being noted.

The building has had ongoing concerns with door health and sanitation issues, as evidenced by five emergency complaints in June 2025 relating to doors/windows, flooring/stairs, and unsanitary conditions including mold. A Class C violation from November 2024 remains open concerning a roach infestation in apartment 5, while previous issues from June 2024 regarding apartment 16 involved defective self-closing doors and missing carbon monoxide and smoke detectors, though these were certified as corrected by July 2024. The building has maintained an overall clean record for bedbugs, with no reported infestations in the past seven years, including zero infestation cases in the last six annual reports from 2018-2024.

Recent rodent inspections show compliance, with passing results in 2023, 2021, 2018, and earlier inspections dating back to 2010-2012. The property has a consistent pattern of maintenance requests and violations being generated and resolved over the years, with varying degrees of urgency and impact on resident safety and comfort, though many recent complaints remain unresolved or require follow-up inspections. The building has demonstrated some persistent issues with doors, heating systems, and water-related problems, particularly noticeable in 2025's cluster of complaints and inspection attempts.