609 Soundview Avenue, Bronx, NY 10473

609 Soundview Avenue is a two-family, two-story residential building located in Clason Point, Bronx, and owned by Nedal Samarneh. The 90-year-old property has experienced several maintenance challenges, particularly during 2021, when it faced multiple issues in both apartments, primarily related to windows, doors, and sanitation.

The second-floor apartment (2F) was notably impacted, experiencing problems with window frames, including broken window guards, mold infestation, plumbing issues, and pest problems, which resulted in several Housing Maintenance Code violations. Specific violations included broken window components, pest infestations (roaches and mice), and various maintenance issues such as floor damage and broken tiles, all of which were certified as corrected between October and December 2021. More concerning is the current active Department of Buildings situation, where multiple violations have been issued in 2023 for failure to file internal and external high-pressure inspections from 2018 through 2021.

These violations, though technical in nature, suggest ongoing maintenance oversight issues. The building did pass rodent inspections in 2010, 2014 (with an initial failure), and 2020, indicating periods of pest control challenges and resolution. The most significant recent building concern appears to be the unfiled high-pressure inspection violations, which remain unresolved as of June 2023.