566 East 187th Street, Bronx, NY 10458

The 24-unit, 5-story tenement building at 566 East 187th Street in Belmont, owned by 566 E. 187th St. LLC, has experienced several significant maintenance issues in recent years, with the most pressing concerns currently centering around pest control.

In 2025 alone, there have been multiple reports of unsanitary conditions related to pests, including three complaints in June and one in May that resulted in HPD inspectors being unable to gain access to complete inspections. The building has a concerning pattern of rat activity, with failed rodent inspections recorded in February and March 2025, and previous rat activity noted in 2022-2023. The building has also faced recurrent heat and hot water issues, particularly during the winter of 2024-2025, with multiple emergency complaints between December 2024 and January 2025.

Although HPD inspections generally confirmed restoration of services, the frequency of these complaints raises concerns about system reliability. More recent inspection results from December 2024 revealed several housing code violations, including defective self-closing doors in the vestibule and apartment 22, visible mold conditions in apartments 1 and 22, and various safety equipment deficiencies in apartment 22 such as missing smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. While there have been no documented bedbug infestations in the past three years, the building's maintenance history suggests ongoing challenges with building systems and pest control that require attention.