4554 Park Avenue, Bronx, NY 10458

4554 Park Avenue is a 5-story, 32-unit "New Law Tenement" building located in the Belmont neighborhood and owned by Evereld Harris. The 1915 property has experienced recurring maintenance issues in recent years, with particularly concerning patterns emerging in 2024 and 2023. Most notably, between May and June 2024, two emergency complaints were filed regarding unsanitary mold conditions and broken window guards, which HPD was unable to inspect due to access issues.

In 2024, the building also received violations for several critical safety and maintenance requirements, including missing emergency notices, security concerns, and maintenance of self-closing doors. The property has a troubling history of rodent activity, with multiple inspections between 2023 and 2025 consistently showing rat presence, most recently confirmed in March 2025. The building has experienced various system-related problems, particularly in early 2022, with multiple heat and hot water complaints requiring intervention by HPD. Structural and safety concerns have persisted over time, as evidenced by repeated emergency complaints about broken window guards and mold, with similar issues recorded in 2022.

The property also has ongoing violations related to energy reporting requirements, with multiple citations between 2020 and 2022 for failing to file benchmarking reports and display energy efficiency scores. Recent inspections in 2024 and 2025 have revealed persistent maintenance issues, including active rat activity, and a lack of compliance with various building safety requirements, as evidenced by open violations identified during a May 2024 inspection. The building's documentation shows a history of emergency responses from various city agencies, including HPD, DOHMH, and the Department of Buildings, indicating ongoing challenges with building systems, safety features, and pest management. While some individual complaints have been resolved, there remains a pattern of recurring issues that suggests persistent maintenance challenges within the property.