1686 Topping Avenue, Bronx, NY 10457

1686 Topping Avenue is a three-story, three-unit residential building constructed in 1997, currently owned by Edith Bernardez. The building's records indicate several unresolved safety and compliance issues, most notably nine consecutive years of open violations (2021-2024) related to the failure to file mandatory annual bedbug reports as per Housing Maintenance Code requirements.

These open violations continue to persist as of 2025. The building has experienced recurring heating issues, with two documented complaints about heat/hot water problems - one affecting the entire building in November 2018 (which resulted in violations) and another affecting individual apartments in January 2020. While the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) was unable to inspect the apartments in response to the 2020 heat complaint, multiple heating-related service requests were categorized as emergencies.

The building also had an unsanitary condition complaint regarding pests in November 2019, though no violations were issued following the HPD inspection. However, it should be noted that the property has maintained a clean record in recent rodent inspections, passing all ten inspections from 2019 through 2025, including inspections in early 2025. Additionally, in November 2018, several significant safety violations were documented regarding required postings in the first-story public hall, including missing smoke detector and carbon monoxide detector requirement notices, gas leak procedures, building registration information, and heating system keyholder information - all of which remain listed as open violations.