551 Southern Boulevard, Bronx, NY 10455

551 Southern Boulevard is a 4-story, 10-unit New Law Tenement building located in the Longwood neighborhood, owned by Syed Momin and built in 1910. The property has experienced several notable issues over the past few years, with the most significant concerns centering around heat and hot water services. In December 2022, there were multiple complaints regarding building-wide heat and hot water outages, which were reportedly resolved by December 29, 2022.

More recently, in March 2023, another heat and hot water complaint was recorded but did not result in any violations. The building has also faced challenges with sanitary conditions, including garbage/recycling storage issues in March 2024, though no violations were found during HPD inspections. The building has active Environmental Control Board violations from 2018-2019 related to unauthorized construction work, including an illegal partition wall construction in Apartment 1A and an unauthorized metal awning installation. There are also open Housing Maintenance Code violations from 2021, including issues with bathroom plaster surfaces, smoke detector functionality, carbon monoxide detectors, and visible mold conditions in Apartment 4A.

A concerning fire escape defect was documented in March 2023, which was marked as a Class C violation. The property has maintained rodent control compliance in recent inspections (2024 and 2023), but there was evidence of rat activity noted in earlier inspections from 2017 and 2015. Bedbug management appears to be under control, with 10 affected units reported in 2024 having been eradicated, though all units were initially reported as infested. The building's heat and safety systems have required ongoing attention, as evidenced by multiple violation notices related to boiler and external low-pressure inspection requirements between 2018 and 2023.