1148 Bryant Avenue, Bronx, NY 10459

The 4-story, 8-unit tenement building at 1148 Bryant Avenue in Longwood, owned by Roopa Bhusri and constructed in 1910, has experienced recurring infrastructure issues in recent years. Most notably, there have been two significant building-wide emergencies in 2023-2024: a heating and hot water issue across the entire building in February 2024, and a building-wide lighting failure in November 2023, both of which required HPD intervention but were not able to be fully inspected due to access issues.

Another emergency plumbing issue related to water supply was reported and investigated in October 2019, though no violations were found in that case. The building's maintenance record shows some concerning patterns, with two separate Housing Maintenance Code violations related to bedbug reporting requirements in 2021 and 2022, though these were classified as Class A violations (which generally indicate non-hazardous conditions) and have since been closed.

However, more positively, the bedbug reporting records from 2021 through October 2024 indicate no infestation cases, with consistent reporting showing zero infested units, zero eradicated units, and zero re-infestation cases during all reporting periods. The building has also maintained a good record in rodent inspections, passing all initial inspections from 2010 through 2022, suggesting effective pest management over time. Despite the recent infrastructure issues, the building has demonstrated compliance with bedbug reporting requirements and maintains a history of successful rodent control, though the recurring nature of the heating and lighting problems continues to be a concern.