2478 Arthur Avenue, Bronx, NY 10458

The 12-unit, 4-story tenement building at 2478 Arthur Avenue in Belmont, owned by Christian Guachichulca and built in 1905, has experienced several significant maintenance and compliance issues over recent years. Most notably, there are active concerns regarding illegal laundry equipment installation in the first-floor lobby, for which an Environmental Control Board violation issued in 2022 carries a $12,500 penalty. The building's heating and hot water systems have been a recurring concern, with the most recent complaint in February 2025 resulting in an HPD inspection that found no housing law violations.

Between 2021 and 2024, the property has accumulated multiple Housing Maintenance Code violations primarily related to safety signage requirements, including missing notices for carbon monoxide detectors, smoke detectors, gas leak procedures, and the annual bedbug report. A concerning pattern of non-compliance emerged during inspections in 2020-2022, with violations related to occupancy discrepancies and unauthorized commercial use of a former residential space on the first floor, though these were subsequently resolved. The building's maintenance history shows mixed results in pest and rodent management, with three consecutive rodent inspections in 2024 and 2025 passing, but previous inspections in 2023 showed rat activity and a failure for other reasons.

The property has maintained an active bedbug reporting history from 2023 to 2025, with no reported infestations during this period. Recent complaints have also included unauthorized plumbing work (February 2025) and a missing Certificate of Occupancy (January 2022), both of which were resolved through appropriate channels. Despite these challenges, the building has generally demonstrated compliance with basic safety requirements, as evidenced by passed rodent inspections and the absence of active bedbug infestations in recent reports.