699 Beck Street, Bronx, NY 10455

699 Beck Street is a 5-story, 24-unit New Law Tenement building located in Longwood, built in 1913 and currently owned by Leonard Scarola. The building has experienced several significant maintenance issues in recent years, with the most pressing concerns emerging in January 2025, when multiple complaints were filed regarding unsanitary conditions with pests, plumbing issues including a basin/sink problem, and a water leak with heavy flow – all categorized as either emergency or non-emergency situations, with violations issued.

In October 2023, there were also complaints about heat and hot water issues affecting the entire building, though inspections did not result in violations being recorded. The building has a documented history of interior maintenance challenges, particularly in Apartment 1B, where August 2024 inspections revealed problems with peeling paint and defective plaster in the bathroom, North wall, and ceiling, leading to Class A violations that were subsequently certified as corrected in September 2024. Historically, the building has faced various maintenance and safety concerns, including a pattern of plumbing issues (as evidenced by multiple violations and complaints from 2021 to 2025), problems with heating systems, and concerns about lead paint compliance in 2022 for Apartments D4 and E4.

The property has maintained an active bedbug compliance record since 2019, consistently reporting zero infested units in recent years, with the last known infestation event occurring in 2017-2018 when four units were affected. Rodent inspections between 2012 and 2023 show a mix of passing and failing results, with notable issues in 2016 and a failed inspection in 2017, though the most recent inspection in January 2023 passed. While the building's recent maintenance history shows some stabilization of bedbug and rodent issues, the ongoing problems with pests, plumbing, and heating systems highlighted in 2025 and late 2023 warrant attention to the building's current conditions.