2541 Aqueduct Avenue West, Bronx, NY 10468

2541 Aqueduct Avenue West is a 5-story, 37-unit New Law Tenement building located in the Kingsbridge neighborhood and constructed in 1924, currently owned by Rick Herman. The building has experienced persistent maintenance challenges throughout 2025, with significant issues including multiple heat and hot water outages affecting both individual apartments and the entire building in May 2025, followed by flooring problems in late May 2025 that prompted HPD inspections. Monthly records from early 2025 show various housing code violations, particularly in March 2025 when violations were issued regarding paint/plaster conditions affecting walls and ceilings, as well as flooring issues.

A notable pattern of rodent activity is documented between 2022 and 2024, with multiple inspections showing rat activity, though bait was applied during various inspections. The building's maintenance history reveals persistent issues in individual apartment 2, including multiple violations issued in December 2024 concerning window repairs, pest infestation, and the need for various repairs to walls, ceilings, and flooring, along with safety concerns regarding missing smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. While the building has experienced one reported case of bedbugs in 2022-2023 and none since, the overall pattern of maintenance issues suggests ongoing challenges with building systems and maintenance response times.

The building's most recent documented violations as of late 2024 suggest systematic issues with maintenance and building systems, with particular emphasis required on the heating and water systems, which have shown recurring problems despite multiple service requests. The property has also faced challenges regarding its rodent control measures, with multiple inspections showing varying results from "Passed" to "Rat Activity" over the past three years. While some violations have been resolved and closed through various certification dates in early 2025, the pattern of maintenance issues suggests that residents have experienced periodic disruptions to basic services and ongoing maintenance challenges, particularly in basement apartment 2 where multiple violations were documented in late 2024 cover various aspects from pest control to structural maintenance.