3166 Jerome Avenue, Bronx, NY 10468

The three-story, four-unit building located at 3166 Jerome Avenue in Norwood, owned by George Kakiamanakis, has experienced ongoing and significant issues with its heating and hot water systems throughout 2023. The most recent cluster of complaints occurred in late May 2023, with multiple emergency heat/hot water complaints filed between May 24 and May 27, some of which resulted in violations being issued by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD).

An inspection on May 27, 2023, revealed several open violations, including issues with hot water supply in apartment 2B, problems with the boiler room access, and multiple safety notice requirements related to smoke detectors, carbon monoxide detectors, and gas leak procedures that remain unresolved as of April 2024. The building has undergone several rodent inspections between 2017 and 2024, showing generally good compliance with only two failed inspections (in 2018) out of eight total inspections, with the most recent rodent inspection in July 2024 passing successfully.

A notable health incident occurred in October 2019 when the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene investigated a complaint about drinking water, though access to the building was not granted during their attempt to investigate. The building's management has demonstrated some pattern of addressing maintenance issues, as evidenced by multiple complaints being verified as corrected through HPD inspections, though the persistence of both heating system problems and multiple open violations suggests ongoing maintenance challenges. The property, built in 1905, is classified as a New Law Tenement and has maintained its three-story, four-unit configuration over the years.