1980 Belmont Avenue, Bronx, NY 10457

The two-story, three-unit tenement building at 1980 Belmont Avenue in Tremont, owned by Manuel Lantigua and built in 1915, has experienced recurring issues with heat and hot water availability, with three documented complaints to the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) between December 2021 and January 2019, though inspections did not consistently reveal violations. More concerning are multiple open violations from a January 2020 inspection related to safety equipment, including defective smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors in both the basement and first-floor apartments, with these issues remaining unresolved over five years.

The building has maintained a consistent record of submitting bedbug reports showing no infestations or eradications from 2022-2025, and passed rodent inspections consistently from 2013 through 2025, indicating generally good pest management. The property has received three separate violations for failing to file annual bedbug reports in 2020, 2021, and 2022, though these violations appear to have been resolved based on subsequent filings showing no infestations.

A complaint about after-hours work in July 2019 was investigated but found no violations. While the building's recent bedbug reporting and rodent inspections are positive indicators of overall maintenance, the persistent issues with safety equipment and recurring heat and hot water problems suggest ongoing concerns with systems maintenance and tenant comfort, though these issues have not resulted in active violations being recorded in recent years.