271 East 237th Street, Bronx, NY 10470

The 9-unit, 4-story New Law Tenement building at 271 East 237th Street in Woodlawn, owned by Eugene Slattery and constructed in 1927, has experienced several maintenance issues throughout its recent history, particularly during late 2020. The largest cluster of complaints occurred between October and December 2020, with multiple reports of heat and hot water problems, electrical issues including lighting outages, and door/window maintenance concerns. Two separate pest-related complaints were filed during this period, though the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) was unable to gain access to inspect these conditions.

Some issues, such as the lack of heat/hot water and lighting problems, were verified as corrected following HPD inspections. Since that problematic period in late 2020, the building has shown improvement in maintenance conditions. There have been no reported bedbug infestations in the past five years, with consistent reporting showing zero infested units. The most recent rodent inspection in March 2023 passed successfully, and an earlier inspection from October 2020 also passed.

Most concerning was the series of complaints from late 2020 which included emergency-level issues such as doors/windows problems and heat/hot water failures. The building's record shows these issues were addressed, with no similar recurring complaints in the past two years. The most recent significant building-related event was the March 2023 rodent inspection passing, indicating good maintenance of common areas. The bedbug reporting over the past five years shows consistent attention to pest control, with each reporting period showing zero infestation cases.