871 Hunts Point Avenue, Bronx, NY 10474

The 6-unit, 4-story New Law Tenement building at 871 Hunts Point Avenue, owned by Ce Hunts Point LLC and dating back to 1904, has experienced several significant maintenance issues in recent years, with the most pressing current concerns related to safety equipment and rodent control. As of March 2025, the building requires attention to its entrance security, with open violations for a defective mortise lock at the entrance door and a defective self-closing door latch. There are also two active violations from April 2020 concerning defective smoke and carbon monoxide detectors in apartment 4E that remain unresolved. The building's boiler system has received particular scrutiny: in April 2024, an Environmental Control Board violation was issued for multiple issues including exposed wiring, missing components, and corrosion, with a penalty of $3,125 still due.

Additionally, there are multiple open violations for failing to file required external low-pressure inspection reports from 2018 through 2023. The property has a documented history of water-related issues, having experienced heavy water leaks in 2023 (as recently as September 2023), with previous incidents in both 2021 and 2020. Heating and hot water system problems have also been reported in multiple years, most recently in 2020. While rodent activity has been a recurring issue, with multiple bait applications throughout 2024 and inspections showing rat activity in late 2023, the most recent inspection in March 2025 passed.

The building maintains a clean record regarding bedbugs, with no reported infestations or treatments in any of the past six required annual reports from 2019 through 2024. Three instances of violating the Bedbug Reporting requirement were recorded in 2022, 2023, and 2024, though all were subsequently corrected. The property has undergone regular inspections and maintenance, with the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) recently finding violations warranting follow-up inspections in October 2023, and showing evidence of active pest management through multiple bait applications. While some past violations have been resolved, such as various pest and water leak issues, the building still faces challenges with building security, safety equipment, and timely submission of required inspections that require ongoing attention.