2037 Washington Avenue, Bronx, NY 10457

The two-story, four-unit HERETOFORE CONVERTED CLASS A building at 2037 Washington Avenue in Tremont, owned by Matilde Laboy and built in 1899, has experienced recurring heat and hot water issues over the past three years. From April 2022 through January 2023, there were nine documented complaints regarding lack of heat or hot water affecting the entire building, with multiple instances requiring emergency responses from the Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) department.

While some of these complaints resulted in violations, others were closed without violations after inspections, though HPD often could not gain access to the apartments for proper evaluation. The building also experienced a plumbing complaint regarding water supply in January 2023, which was resolved without violations. The property has a history of regulatory scrutiny, with three illegal conversion complaints filed in 2021, though one was ultimately fully rescinded in March 2025.

During 2021-2022, there were multiple Department of Buildings (DOB) violations related to the failure to certify corrections on immediately hazardous violations, all of which were eventually dismissed. A cooking gas violation was documented in April 2022, resulting in issued violations. More positively, the building has no reported bedbug infestations for the 2023-2024 period, with the most recent bedbug report from February 2025 showing zero infested units, zero eradicated units, and zero re-infestations, indicating successful pest management.