2246 Hughes Avenue, Bronx, NY 10457

The three-story, three-unit tenement building at 2246 Hughes Avenue in the Belmont neighborhood, owned by Frank Carullo, has a mixed record of maintenance issues since 2020, with the most significant recent problems occurring in 2023 and 2024. In August 2023, the building experienced multiple maintenance issues, including wall paint/plaster problems and unsanitary conditions involving pests, for which violations were issued.

The building has ongoing violation concerns as of 2024, including an open "A" class violation related to the filing of annual bedbug reports, and various open violations from an April 2023 inspection of Apartment 2, including issues with escutcheon plates, window balances, and door hardware. The property has had recurring issues with heat and hot water systems, particularly notable during January 2020 when multiple complaints were filed, though some complaints were duplicates and access issues limited inspections.

More recently, from 2023 to 2025, there has been a notable pattern of rodent activity, with inspection results showing "Rat Activity" in May and November 2023, and similar findings in December 2022, though the most recent inspections from May and July 2025 have passed. The building's maintenance history shows some improvements, as several previously identified problems have been closed, including a refrigerator issue in 2020 and multiple rodent compliance violations, though the persistence of some violations suggests ongoing maintenance challenges. The property has maintained up-to-date bedbug reporting requirements, with no reported infestations in recent years, though there have been multiple violations regarding report filing requirements in 2022 and 2023.