1137 Tiffany Street, Bronx, NY 10459

The three-story, four-unit tenement building at 1137 Tiffany Street in Longwood, owned by Abraham Ruttner and constructed in 1907, has experienced significant recurring issues with heating and hot water systems over the past two years.

Between July 2023 and February 2025, there have been multiple emergency complaints regarding heat and hot water problems affecting either the entire building or individual apartments, with several instances requiring multiple complaints to be filed before proper access for inspections could be achieved. The building currently has three open Housing Maintenance Code violations as of July 2025, including a C-class violation from July 2023 regarding locked access to the heating system in the boiler room, and C-class violations related to pest infestations in Apartments 2 and 3 from November 2022 regarding mice and roaches respectively.

While the building's recent bedbug reports (2021-2024) indicate no bedbug infestations during the reported periods and the property has consistently passed rodent inspections from 2010-2017, the persistent heating system issues and multiple failed access attempts for inspections suggest ongoing maintenance challenges. The most recent 311 complaints also include a 2025 animal facility permit inspection attempt that could not access the property, though this appears to be an unrelated matter to the building's residential status.