550 East 187th Street, Bronx, NY 10458

The 5-story, 8-unit New Law Tenement building at 550 East 187th Street in Belmont, owned by Eberto Bauta and constructed in 1906, has experienced several significant maintenance issues in recent years. Most notably, there was a substantial heat and hot water emergency situation in November 2021, with multiple complaints spanning several days involving both apartment-specific and building-wide deficiencies, some of which resulted in violations being issued by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD). Apartment 3 had multiple violations issued in late 2021, including problems with pests (roach and mouse infestations), window guards, and hot water availability.

More recent concerns include a defective fire escape tread reported in July 2023, and illegal construction complaints in 2021 and 2023, though inspections for the latter found no violations. The building has maintained a clean bedbug record since 2021, with no reported infestations in any unit over the past four filing periods. Recent rodent inspections show mixed results, with evidence of rat activity noted in March 2025 and failed inspections for other reasons in early 2025 and 2024, though the building also passed several inspections between 2022 and 2024.

There were two food poisoning complaints in June 2024 that were referred to State Agriculture and Markets. The building's documented service requests and violations indicate attention to various maintenance issues, though many have been resolved through inspections and corrections. The most pressing historical concerns appear to be the 2021 heat/hot water issues and the ongoing rodent management challenges, while more recent maintenance matters, including the fire escape defect, suggest continued monitoring of building safety systems is required.