242 East Tremont Avenue, Bronx, NY 10457

The 4-story, 8-unit tenement building at 242 East Tremont Avenue in Mount Hope, owned by Zenon Chernyk, has a mixed record of maintenance and compliance since 2019. The property experienced significant boiler issues in 2022, with violations documented for defective equipment and improper safety setups, including maintenance problems related to control piping and safety valve discharge. These violations resulted in an Environmental Control Board citation, though no penalties were imposed.

In 2021, the building received a violation for failing to file its annual bedbug report. While the bedbug situation appears to have been consistently managed, with no reported infestations in annual filings from 2021 through 2025, recent rodent inspections show variable results, with the most recent July 2025 inspection noting rat activity. The building has experienced various maintenance issues over the years, including a bee/wasp infestation (as of September 2022) and a plumbing problem in January 2019 that was investigated but resulted in no violations.

Most notably, there appears to be a pattern of variable compliance with basic maintenance requirements, though the most recent records suggest improved attention to bedbug reporting and annual inspections. The property's age (built in 1908) and status as a "New Law" tenement (a designation for buildings subject to specific rent regulation laws) indicate it is governed by particular regulations regarding maintenance and tenant rights, which the owner has generally addressed through periodic compliance actions, though not always in a timely manner. The building has consistently reported no bedbug infestations over the past five years, and while there have been some service requests and violations, many have been resolved through inspections, with the most recent being a rat activity report in July 2025. The property's maintenance history suggests regular but sometimes delayed attention to building systems, particularly in relation to safety equipment such as the boiler system.