422 East 173rd Street, Bronx, NY 10457

The three-story, six-unit tenement building at 422 East 173rd Street in Claremont Village, owned by Irving Bauer, has experienced various maintenance and compliance issues since 2015. Most recently, in February 2025, there was a heat/hot water complaint affecting the entire building, though inspectors were unable to access units to verify the issue.

During 2022, the building faced multiple documented problems including unsanitary conditions (mold and pests), electrical issues (outlet/switch problems), window frame concerns, water leaks, and fire escape safety matters - all of which were inspected but received no violations. Additionally, two housing maintenance code violations remain open from May 2022: one related to a defective light fixture bulb in the third-story public hall and another concerning missing floor indication signs in the lobby. The building's historical records show consistent monitoring of pest control measures, with bedbug reports filed annually since 2019 showing zero cases of infestation or re-infestation, and successful eradication of any previous infestations.

While rodent inspections between 2015 and 2022 indicate some instances of rat activity, most inspections have resulted in passing grades, with bait applications recorded in 2015 and 2016. The property has demonstrated some recent improvements in maintaining pest control measures, as evidenced by the clean bedbug reports from 2022 through 2024, and the most recent rodent inspection in October 2022 passed without issues. The building, constructed in 1910, has had various maintenance challenges typical of older structures, though many of the 2022 complaints were categorized as non-emergency and were ultimately resolved without violations being issued.