1138 Bryant Avenue, Bronx, NY 10459

1138 Bryant Avenue, a four-story New Law tenement building built in 1910 and containing 8 units, has experienced persistent heating system issues over the past few years. Between October 2022 and January 2025, there have been multiple emergency complaints regarding heat and hot water outages affecting the entire building, with the most recent incidents occurring in January and December 2025.

The building currently has open violations as of December 2024 concerning entrance door safety and maintenance, specifically related to glass panes and self-closing mechanisms. A significant cluster of housing maintenance code violations was documented in May 2024, particularly affecting Apartment 7 on the fourth floor, which showed problems with mold, water leaks, and pest infestations. Apartment 3 on the second floor also experienced pest-related violations.

The building's infrastructure maintenance history includes a concerning open violation from April 2023 regarding the failure to file the 2022 external low-pressure inspection. While the building has maintained compliance with rodent inspections from 2015 through 2022 (with only one instance of rat activity in July 2014), the recent bedbug reporting period from November 2021 to October 2022 showed no infestations or eradications. The property has experienced multiple building-wide heat/hot water issues, including during the winter months of 2022-2023, indicating potential systemic HVAC challenges that have persisted for several years.