501 East 234th Street, Bronx, NY 10470

501 East 234th Street is a 5-story, 42-unit residential building constructed in 1928, currently owned by Crossard Realty LLC and classified as a New Law Tenement. The property has a significant and recurring history of heat and hot water issues, particularly between 2022 and 2024, with multiple emergency HVAC-related complaints filed throughout this period, including recent complaints in October 2024. Despite these recurrent heating system problems, most of the complaints have been resolved promptly, with HPD inspections generally confirming that issues were corrected, though there were instances in January 2024 where inspectors could not gain access to investigate reported problems.

The building also faced some challenges with plumbing systems, as evidenced by a water supply complaint in September 2024. In addition to the heating issues, there have been two documented pest complaints regarding unsanitary conditions in October 2022, though one of these complaints was not able to be inspected due to access issues. The building has an active record of failing to file required energy benchmarking reports between 2019 and 2021, and there is an open violation from 2018 regarding inadequate gas supply to the stove/oven range in apartment 2E.

More recently, the building's bedbug reporting for the 2023-2024 period shows zero infested or re-infested units, suggesting successful eradication efforts. The property passed a rodent inspection in February 2023, and there were various routine elevator and gas utility inspections that resulted in no violations being found. The most recent heating system complaint was filed and resolved in October 2024, indicating ongoing monitoring of building systems.