2278 Hughes Avenue, Bronx, NY 10458

2278 Hughes Avenue is a two-family house built in 1905, located in the Belmont neighborhood and currently owned by Zohar Babayev. The property has experienced recurring issues with doors/windos, with two emergency complaints filed in November 2024 that remained unresolved until May 2025 due to inspection access issues, though similar complaints have now been closed.

There have been two notable heating system incidents, with reports of no heat or hot water in January 2022 and March 2023, both of which were resolved within days of the complaints. A cluster of maintenance issues was documented in February-March 2023, including problems with flooring, walls, and various plumbing matters involving water supply and radiator systems, all of which were addressed and closed.

The building's history includes significant concerns regarding unauthorized modifications, with two active violations from September 2022 related to unpermitted construction in the cellar area, where partition walls were allegedly installed to create a bathroom and bedroom, along with improper plumbing and electrical work. An illegal conversion complaint filed in September 2022 resulted in a partial vacate order, and another illegal conversion complaint from March 2022 warranted an Oath violation that was served in July 2024. While three building inspection complaints filed in September 2022 concerning construction enforcement, gas hook-ups, and illegal conversion were ultimately found to have no violations warranting action, the persistence of violation notices regarding the cellar modifications suggests ongoing regulatory compliance concerns.