1979 Walton Avenue, Bronx, NY 10453

Located in the Mount Hope neighborhood, 1979 Walton Avenue is a 6-story, 30-unit residential building constructed in 1927 and currently owned by Ncv Hope LLC. The property has experienced recurring infrastructure issues in recent months, with the most recent complaint (as of March 2025) regarding persistent lighting problems currently marked as open with the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD). Earlier in 2025, there were multiple complaints about heat and hot water problems affecting both individual apartments and the entire building.

The building has been undergoing reactive maintenance to address various systems issues, as evidenced by multiple HPD service requests related to electrical problems and heating systems. Notably, there are open violations from an August 2024 inspection of apartment 5D regarding inoperable carbon monoxide detectors, missing window guards, and non-functional smoke detectors, though a separate violation concerning peeling paint in this apartment was closed in November 2024. The building's maintenance history reveals several concerning patterns, particularly in the first half of 2025, where multiple complaints about heating, hot water, and electrical systems were reported and investigated, some requiring multiple 311 calls to address. There were significant mechanical issues reported in January 2025, with simultaneous complaints about heating and electrical problems affecting multiple units.

While the building has passed recent rodent inspections (2022-2025), indicating reasonable pest control standards, there have been periodic issues with heat and hot water infrastructure. The property has also faced regulatory scrutiny regarding its exterior maintenance, with open violations related to building facade maintenance requirements. Furthermore, there are active violations from 2023 regarding the failure to file external low-pressure inspection reports and benchmarking documentation, suggesting potential oversight in regulatory compliance. However, the building has consistently demonstrated responsiveness to bedbug management, with no reported infestations across multiple annual inspections between 2019 and 2024.