1311 Morris Avenue, Bronx, NY 10456

1311 Morris Avenue is a 5-story, 20-unit residential building constructed in 1920 and currently owned by Shmuel Berman. The property has experienced multiple maintenance issues in recent years, with the most significant cluster of problems occurring in early 2024, including two water leak incidents (one heavy flow and one slow leak), electrical lighting problems, flooring concerns, and a heat/hot water emergency in January-February 2024. These issues resulted in multiple Housing Maintenance Code violations, particularly affecting apartment 4A, which required repairs to address water leaks, lighting fixtures, sprinkler head covers, peeling paint, and a missing handrail in the public hall stairs.

While these violations have been closed, they indicate a period of maintenance challenges for the building. The building's recent history shows a mix of compliance and violation records, particularly regarding rodent inspections. While most inspections from 2022 through 2025 passed, there were two failures for "Other Reasons" in mid-2023 and early 2024, followed by successful inspections in 2024-2025.

The property has maintained a clean bedbug record for the past three reporting years (2022-2024), with zero infestations or eradications reported. Previous complaints and inspections between 2019 and 2022 showed various issues, including construction debris concerns in late 2022 that resulted in an Environmental Control Board violation, though this was noted as resolved with no penalties. The building has undergone regular inspections and received various service requests over the years, with most issues being addressed through appropriate channels, though the concentration of maintenance problems in early 2024 stands out as the most significant recent period of concern for the property.