1650 Montgomery Avenue, Bronx, NY 10453

The two-family house at 1650 Montgomery Avenue in Morris Heights, owned by Michael Shamah, has experienced several notable maintenance issues since 2020, with the most recent incident occurring in February 2024 involving a broken/missing window guard that required HPD intervention. The building has a documented history of heat and hot water problems, particularly in early 2020 when multiple complaints were made between January and February, though inspections in those cases were unable to gain access to verify the conditions.

Subsequent heat-related complaints continued into 2021, along with a plumbing issue involving a sink, though no violations were ultimately issued. The property faced significant pest control challenges in 2020, resulting in violations, and has three documented illegal conversion complaints between 2020-2022, with one resulting in an Oath Violation being served. More recent building maintenance history shows fewer issues, with no bedbug infestations reported in the past two annual reporting periods (2023-2024 and 2022-2023), and a power outage incident in 2022 that was addressed by HPD.

The building's only Department of Buildings violation in recent years, issued in September 2020, related to improper certification of correction on an immediately hazardous violation, though this was dismissed in August 2021. Quarterly CSE Sweep inspections in 2020 and 2022 resulted in no violations being warranted at the time of inspection. The building's maintenance record shows a mix of resolved issues and ongoing monitoring, with particular focus needed on safety-related concerns such as the recent window guard issue, though the overall frequency and severity of complaints appear to have decreased in recent years.