1973 Morris Avenue, Bronx, NY 10453

The three-story, three-unit building at 1973 Morris Avenue in Mount Hope, owned by David Burke, has experienced several infrastructure and maintenance challenges since its 1907 construction. Most recently, in December 2024, there was a complaint about inadequate heat and hot water in the building, though inspectors from the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) were unable to gain access for verification.

The building has a documented history of heat and hot water issues, with similar complaints filed in January 2019 affecting the entire building. That same month, serious safety violations were noted in the first-floor apartment, including excessively hot water temperatures exceeding 130 degrees, and missing carbon monoxide detecting devices, with additional violations related to gas leak notice and housing information guide postings that remain open as of 2019.

The property has undergone regular rodent inspections, with consistent passing results from 2020 through 2025, although there were some compliance issues noted in December 2024 and indications of rat activity in November 2024. The building's bedbug reporting history shows no documented infestations between 2019 and 2023, with the most recent filings (2023 and 2021) indicating zero infested units. While the building has maintained approximately 90% compliance with housing maintenance requirements overall, the pattern of heating system complaints and open safety violations related to emergency procedures and carbon monoxide detection devices raises concerns about resident safety and maintenance responsiveness.