2248 Valentine Avenue, Bronx, NY 10457

This 3-unit, 3-story residential building located at 2248 Valentine Avenue in Fordham and owned by Diana Cotom was constructed in 2005 and has experienced several notable maintenance issues over its history. Most recently, the building has maintained compliance with rodent control requirements, passing all inspections from 2019 through February 2025.

However, there has been a recurring issue with bedbug reporting compliance, as evidenced by Housing Maintenance Code violations in 2022, 2023, and 2024, though recent filings indicate no current infestations, with the most recent 2024 report showing zero infested or eradicated units. The building previously struggled with various maintenance issues in 2018, particularly in apartment 3A, where violations were recorded for unsafe electrical wiring, defective plaster surfaces, and water leakage problems affecting the skylight area and public hall ceilings. These issues were subsequently addressed and certified as corrected by June 2018.

The property has demonstrated ongoing adherence to bedbug reporting requirements since 2022, with the most recent filings indicating successful eradication in prior infestation periods (2020-2021, 2021-2022) where all three units were affected, though recent years (2022-present) show no reported infestations. The building's recent maintenance record has been relatively stable, with no significant violations recorded since 2018, and all recent inspections for rodent control have resulted in passing grades. The most current bedbug report from December 2024 shows compliance with filing requirements, though this particular regulation has been a historical issue for the building, with violations noted in multiple years between 2022-2024.