946 Hoe Avenue, Bronx, NY 10459

The 5-story, 20-unit tenement building at 946 Hoe Avenue in Longwood, owned by Abigail Grafals and constructed in 1913, has experienced recurring maintenance issues, particularly concerning heat and water systems. The most recent service requests indicate ongoing heat and hot water problems, with a December 2023 complaint involving the entire building that could not be inspected due to lack of access, mirroring similar issues from late 2022 when HPD had to verify corrections through apartment occupants.

Between 2022 and 2023, there have been multiple plumbing-related complaints, including three water supply issues, one heavy water leak, and various heating system failures, all classified as emergencies. The building requires attention to its structural and safety features, as evidenced by several open Housing Maintenance Code violations from 2023. These include multiple issues in apartment 4B with defective plastered surfaces and paint requirements, problems with the fire escape drop ladder shoe, and a bedbug report filing violation.

A broken wired glass window at the fourth-story intermediate landing was identified as a safety concern in late 2023. While the building has shown compliance with bedbug reporting requirements from 2018-2021 by indicating no infestations, and has consistently passed rodent inspections from 2010 through 2017, the persistence of heating and plumbing issues suggests ongoing maintenance challenges. The property has no recorded violations related to active bedbug infestations since 2021, and prior years' reports from 2017-2020 consistently showed zero affected units.