2024 Hughes Avenue, Bronx, NY 10457

2024 Hughes Avenue is a 6-story, 28-unit New Law Tenement building constructed in 1912, currently owned by Jose Santiago. The building has experienced several maintenance issues over recent years, with a noticeable cluster of housing maintenance code complaints in February 2019 covering various non-emergency problems including unsanitary conditions involving pests, multiple slow water leaks, and issues with ceilings and walls requiring paint/plaster work. The most recent detailed inspection from December 2024 highlighted two violations in apartment 1A - a defective bathroom baseboard cover and self-closing door issues in the vestibule.

Earlier violations from February 2023 in apartment 1A also addressed safety concerns, including an inoperable smoke detector, defective sink waste connection, and window counterbalance issues. The building's maintenance history shows consistent attention to compliance, with multiple violations being certified as corrected between 2021 and 2025, including works done on public areas such as the 6th-story bulkhead. Recent inspections indicate varying conditions regarding pest management, with the building successfully passing rodent inspections in March 2024, September 2024, and March 2025.

However, there were periods of rat activity noted in December 2023 and September 2023, suggesting fluctuating pest management challenges. The bedbug reporting history from 2019 to present has consistently shown zero infested units or eradicated units, indicating effective bedbug management. The property has maintained regular compliance with various housing maintenance code requirements, including recent inspections confirming the resolution of many previously identified issues, though some concerns about self-closing doors and bathroom fixtures persisted into 2024-2025. The building's overall record shows an active approach to addressing violations, with most issues being resolved in a timely manner, while still indicating certain recurring maintenance challenges, particularly in apartment 1A.