1651 Topping Avenue, Bronx, NY 10457

The three-story, two-unit residential building at 1651 Topping Avenue in Claremont Village, owned by Hillaire Lewis, has a concerning pattern of bedbug reporting violations over the past four years. The property, constructed in 1899, has received four consecutive notices of violation from 2021 to 2024 for failing to file the required annual bedbug reports as mandated by the Housing Maintenance Code, with the most recent citation occurring in April 2024.

While the building has maintained compliance with rodent inspections, with the most recent inspection in February 2025 showing a passed result, there was one failed inspection in August 2024 for unspecified "Other Reasons." However, it's worth noting that prior to this failure, the building had consistently passed rodent inspections from 2020 through 2024. The building's inspection history suggests ongoing challenges with regulatory compliance related to pest management, particularly concerning bedbug reporting requirements.

The persistence of bedbug report violations over multiple years indicates a potential pattern of non-compliance with housing maintenance requirements. Conversely, the property's rodent control measures appear to be generally effective, with only one failed inspection in the past five years, though the reason for this failure was not specified in the records. The most recent inspection results show a relatively stable regulatory performance in terms of rodent management, despite the notable gap in compliance regarding bedbug reporting requirements.