371 East 198th Street, Bronx, NY 10458

The three-story, three-unit building at 371 East 198th Street in Fordham, owned by Evelin Galvez, has a documented history of recurring heat and hot water issues, with the most recent complaint logged in December 2024. The building, constructed in 1899, has experienced multiple heat and hot water outages, with significant clusters of complaints between 2018-2020, affecting both individual apartments and the entire building.

Notable violations include inadequate heat and hot water in Apartment 2 in November 2019, which resulted in a Class C violation, and various maintenance issues such as a water leak in the bathroom ceiling and problems with plastered surfaces, all of which have since been closed. The building has undergone several rodent inspections between 2021 and 2025, with consistent rat activity recorded in 2022-2024, though recent inspections in 2025 show bait application efforts.

An Environmental Control Board violation was issued in January 2020 regarding housekeeping issues and debris accumulation around the property, with a penalty of $3,125. In terms of utility infrastructure, there have been multiple complaints regarding the electric/gas range and cooking gas systems between 2018 and 2019, though access issues often prevented inspections. Both the Department of Buildings and the Department of Housing Preservation and Development have documented multiple instances of access issues during inspections, particularly during the 2019 complaints regarding heat, hot water, and appliance problems.