44 West 175th Street, Bronx, NY 10453

44 West 175th Street is a 22-unit, 5-story New Law tenement building constructed in 1923 and currently owned by Christina Pimentel. The building has experienced recurring heating and hot water issues throughout early 2025, with multiple emergency complaints filed for entire building and apartment-specific problems between January and February 2025, though most complaints were either duplicates or resolved with restoration of services. The building underwent several violations and inspections in late 2024, including issues with building entrance lighting, door latches, bathroom fixtures in Unit 2D, and fire escape access.

An electrical problem resulting in no lighting was documented in January 2025, with violations issued. The property's elevator system has a documented history of service issues, with complaints filed in 2021-2022 regarding single device service and no alternate service, though inspections did not find violations in most cases. Environmental Control Board violations related to the elevator door position monitor were issued in 2018-2022.

While the building's bedbug reports from 2021 through 2024 show minimal infestations, showing only one unit with issues in 2019 and none in recent years. The building has undergone multiple rodent inspections since 2015, with varying results, most recently showing rat activity in October 2024 and compliance in November 2024, while an April 2025 inspection resulted as passed. The property currently has an active violation for failing to display energy efficiency scores as per code requirements, issued in April 2021.