174 East 206th Street, Bronx, NY 10458

174 East 206th Street is a 4-story, 8-unit residential building located in Norwood, constructed in 1926 and currently owned by East 206 Management LLC. The property has experienced significant heating and hot water system issues in 2025, with multiple service requests and complaints from both individual apartments and the entire building, including an April 2025 complaint that remains open.

These concerns are particularly notable given the building's history, as current violations from a December 2024 inspection still show inadequate heat supply problems in apartments 1 and 3, as well as hot water issues in apartment 8. The building has also faced electrical problems, evidenced by a March 2025 power outage that resulted in violations being issued. Additionally, the property has various active violations with the Department of Buildings, including an occupancy-related penalty of $12,500 for an illegally converted cellar apartment (with full bathroom and kitchen) discovered in October 2024.

The building's maintenance history shows recurring issues with basic services and building systems, and there are several open violations related to inadequate heat and hot water provision. While the building has passed recent rodent inspections in 2022, 2023, and 2024, there were multiple instances of rat activity documented between 2018 and 2019. The property’s history includes many unaddressed violations regarding required annual boiler inspections from 2018 through 2023, as well as various failed inspection attempts where HPD inspectors could not gain access to perform necessary evaluations.