619 Casanova Street, Bronx, NY 10474

The 6-unit, 2-story building at 619 Casanova Street in Hunts Point, built in 1930 and currently owned by Mariano Hernandez, has experienced several notable events regarding its maintenance and resident services. Most significantly, the building faced recurring heating issues in early 2019, with two separate complaints about lack of heat and hot water in January and February of that year, both categorized as emergency situations requiring Housing Maintenance Code intervention.

While in both instances, HPD reported that heat and hot water had been restored, these incidents raise concerns about the building's heating system reliability. In terms of pest control, the building has maintained an impressive record with no reported bedbug infestations across all required annual reports from 2019 through 2024. The most recent violation notice from March 2023 regarding the late filing of an annual bedbug report appears to have been resolved, as subsequent filings for 2024 and prior years show zero infested units.

The building's rodent control inspections present a mixed picture: while the most recent inspection in June 2025 passed, there was a report of rat activity in April 2025, and in 2013 bait was applied. Previous inspections from 2010-2017 consistently passed, suggesting that while there are occasional rodent issues, they are generally being addressed. The building's oldest recorded incident was a heating system failure in early 2019, with no significant violations or complaints recorded in the past three years, suggesting improved maintenance in recent times.