1353 Webster Avenue, Bronx, NY 10456

The 8-unit, 4-story tenement building at 1353 Webster Avenue in Claremont Village, owned by Andreas Steiner, has experienced several recurring maintenance issues since at least 2020, with the most recent concerns focusing on significant structural and safety matters as of mid-2025. The building has undergone multiple heat/hot water-related complaints between 2021-2023, affecting both individual apartments and the entire building. Most notably, there are currently active violations regarding a potentially unstable rock outcropping at the rear of the property, estimated to pose safety risks to the building and neighboring properties, with a required stabilization response date set for June 16, 2025.

The property has also been subject to recent scaffold-related violations with associated penalties in 2024 regarding insufficient safety measures and expired permits, as well as ongoing concerns about rodent activity, with multiple inspections confirming the presence of rats between 2024-2025 despite bait application attempts. The building's maintenance history reveals a pattern of unresolved or recurring issues, particularly regarding heating systems, building access for inspections, and general maintenance compliance. During 2022, significant violations were recorded relating to hot water supply issues in Apartment 1 and restricted access to the boiler room.

More recent complaints as of early 2025 involve door-related problems, including both emergency and non-emergency situations. While there have been violations related to bedbug reporting and some structural concerns in the past, records show consistent compliance with bedbug reporting requirements from 2021-2024, with no documented infestations during this period. The Department of Buildings has recorded multiple violations requiring attention to various systems, including a defective boiler in 2022 and issues with the chimney and hot water heater equipment.