314 East 178th Street, Bronx, NY 10457

314 East 178th Street is a 5-story, 22-unit residential building constructed in 1922 in the Mount Hope neighborhood, currently owned by Ibsam Martinez. The building has experienced numerous maintenance issues in recent months, with multiple Housing Maintenance Code violations and complaints between August and September 2024. Most notably, there are open Class B violations in apartments 1B and 2B regarding pest infestation, water leaks, and problems with safety devices such as smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors.

Recent inspections have documented various building-wide issues, including water leaks, unsanitary conditions, and problems with doors, lighting, and ceiling maintenance. While the building has passed multiple rodent inspections between 2021 and 2025, indicating rodent control measures are being maintained, there are persistent concerns about various maintenance issues that require attention. The most recent series of complaints in September 2024 involved unsanitary conditions (pests and sewage), ceiling problems, and a heavy water leak, some of which resulted in HPD violations.

Earlier complaints from August 2024 included issues with garbage storage, door problems, and multiple electrical lighting concerns. The building's Bedbug Reporting history shows a generally good record with no reported infestations in the past five years, and the most recent rodent inspections in 2025 have all passed. A Department of Buildings inspection in 2020 and a professional certification compliance audit in 2019 did not result in any violations. However, the concentration of recent violations and maintenance complaints suggests ongoing challenges with building upkeep, particularly in the affected apartments.