250 East 237th Street, Bronx, NY 10470

The 16-unit, 4-story New Law Tenement building at 250 East 237th Street in Woodlawn, owned by Jose Mejias, has experienced several significant maintenance issues in recent years, with the most pressing being recurring heat and hot water problems throughout 2023. Between March and May 2023 alone, there were eight documented complaints about heat and hot water issues, affecting both the entire building and individual apartments, with HPD responding to many of these complaints. While some incidents were resolved promptly, others required multiple complaints from different tenants to address the ongoing issues.

The building has one active violation regarding defective fire escape guide rods, though previous violations related to fire safety and building management requirements from April 2023 have been closed. These include improvements such as posting required notices about smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors, and securing a shoe on the fire escape drop ladder. The building's recent history shows consistent attention to regulatory requirements, with no reported bedbug or rodent infestations in recent years (all bedbug reports from 2019-2024 show zero infestations).

The most recent property inspection from March 2023 passed for rodent compliance. However, there remains an open violation from November 2019 regarding an unfiled boiler inspection report from 2017, which appears to be unresolved as of the latest available data. The building's management has demonstrated responsiveness to various maintenance issues, as evidenced by the closure of multiple HPD complaints, including a garbage storage problem in 2022 and a power outage in 2020, though the frequency of heat-related complaints in 2023 suggests ongoing challenges with building systems.