821 East 160th Street, Bronx, NY 10459

821 East 160th Street is a three-story, three-unit residential building in Longwood, constructed in 2004 and currently owned by Yahaira Lois. The building has experienced recurring maintenance issues, with particular concern about pest management and ongoing violations.

Between 2019 and 2025, the property has accumulated multiple violations related to the Housing Maintenance Code, including three years (2021-2024) of open violations regarding failure to file annual bedbug reports as required by HPD. A significant cluster of complaints was documented in May 2019, when multiple issues were reported and inspected by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), resulting in violations for plumbing problems (affecting sinks and toilets), flooring issues, and unsanitary conditions related to pests. Specifically, Apartment 3 has documented violations from May 2019 regarding various maintenance issues, including broken cabinets, defective floor tiles in both the kitchen and bathroom, door self-closing mechanisms, and a pest infestation consisting of roaches.

More recent inspections have shown some improvement in pest management, with the most recent rodent inspection from September 2023 resulting in a "Passed" status, though it's worth noting that historical inspections from 2011 and 2012 also resulted in "Passed" findings. The building currently holds several open violations from 2019 related to maintenance issues, including plumbing and flooring problems, though many of the specific 2019 complaints have been marked as closed. While the building has generally maintained compliance with rodent inspections, the persistent nature of the bedbug report violation requirements suggests ongoing challenges with meeting all HPD reporting obligations.