1786 Topping Avenue, Bronx, NY 10457

The 1786 Topping Avenue building, a 43-unit 5-story New Law Tenement constructed in 1920, has experienced several significant maintenance issues in recent months. Most notably, there are multiple unresolved complaints from April 2025 regarding floor conditions, wall paint, and various infrastructure problems including plumbing, electrical systems, doors, and sanitary conditions. While there have been some improvements and resolutions to other recent complaints, such as heat/hot water issues in February 2025, the building currently has open violations related to floor and wall conditions.

The property has a documented history of lead paint hazards, particularly affecting Apartment 4D as of July 2024, which have been classified as Class C violations requiring urgent attention. The building's systems and infrastructure have shown recurring problems, with multiple heat and hot water complaints, and recent HPD inspections in April 2025 being unable to complete their evaluations. The property's exterior and structural maintenance history shows ongoing challenges, with Department of Buildings violations from 2021 noting masonry cracks affecting multiple floors, though these were subsequently resolved.

More recent regulatory compliance issues include an active violation for failure to file energy benchmarking reports as of May 2024, and a violation for not submitting the 2017 boiler inspection report from November 2019. The building's pest control history indicates generally effective management of bedbugs, with most recent filings between 2021-2023 showing either zero infestations or successful eradications, though there was one reported instance in 2020. Rodent inspections have shown mixed results, with several "Passed" outcomes in 2022-2024, though there were notable periods of rat activity detected in 2023-2024, suggesting periodic pest control challenges continue to need attention.