343 East 195th Street, Bronx, NY 10458

This 4-story, 10-unit residential building in Fordham, built in 1906, has experienced significant heating and plumbing issues over the past year, with multiple HPD complaints regarding heat and hot water problems between late 2024 and early 2025. The building has a total of 13 recorded heat/hot water complaints since November 2024, affecting both individual apartments and the entire building. Additional maintenance issues were documented, including window frame problems and plumbing issues in December 2024.

The building faced serious safety concerns in January 2023, when multiple violations were issued to basement apartment 10B, including missing carbon monoxide detectors, missing smoke detectors, and rodent infestation. Three fire escape violations were documented in September 2023 regarding defective drop ladders, though these were certified as corrected by November 2023. More recent inspections in 2025 have shown ongoing rodent issues, with multiple compliance inspections indicating rat activity, and bait applications being carried out regularly.

A construction lead dust complaint from May 2024 remains listed as in progress. The building's owner, Abraham Pollak, has been responsive to many of the complaints, with multiple cases being resolved or requiring tenants to submit new service requests if problems persisted. The property has maintained a clean record regarding bedbug infestations, with no reported cases in recent annual filings between 2020 and 2025. While the building's heating system appears to be the most significant recurring issue, particularly during the winter months, the property has generally addressed most code violations and maintenance issues, as evidenced by the closing of multiple violation cases following repairs or corrections.