601 East 186th Street, Bronx, NY 10458

601 East 186th Street is a 5-story, 12-unit New Law Tenement building constructed in 1918, currently owned by Gideon Stryker. The building has experienced recurring maintenance issues over the past two years, with particularly concerning patterns emerging in 2024-2025. Most notably, there have been multiple heat and hot water outages affecting the entire building in late 2024 and early 2025, though repairs were typically confirmed during or shortly after inspections.

Recent health and safety concerns include confirmed rodent activity with inspections in 2025 showing violations requiring follow-up, and multiple complaints regarding food establishment practices. The building underwent significant inspection activity in 2023, revealing several maintenance violations including problems with smoke detectors, carbon monoxide detectors, and window guards, particularly in units 5 and 9. Infrastructure and environmental issues have been documented through various channels, including Department of Buildings violations related to facade safety, with citations in 2022 for serious hazards requiring immediate attention.

The building's facade has shown signs of deterioration, with violations related to cracked bricks and mortar joints. While the property has maintained a zero infestation record for bedbugs over the past eight years, the rodent control inspections indicate ongoing challenges with vermin management, as demonstrated by multiple instances of rat activity requiring bait application and failed inspections between 2023 and 2025. Recent 311 service requests and Housing Maintenance Code complaints reveal ongoing concerns with unsanitary conditions, including garbage storage issues, though some complaints were closed without violations being found.