1125 Wheeler Avenue, Bronx, NY 10472

The two-story, four-unit New Law Tenement building at 1125 Wheeler Avenue in Soundview, owned by Clara Almestica, has experienced numerous maintenance and pest control issues since 2019. Most notably, there appears to be an ongoing rodent infestation problem, with multiple inspections showing rat activity between 2021 and 2025, though the most recent April 2025 inspection passed with no active issues.

The building has also faced several significant maintenance challenges, including a heating system problem in December 2020 that resulted in violations, multiple plumbing issues, including toilet problems in 2019, and concerns with electrical power outages in mid-2019. More serious concerns emerged in 2022 when an inspection found cockroach infestation in apartment 2R, along with ceiling damage requiring repairs. The building has had various Health and Housing Maintenance Code violations, including multiple failures to file required annual bedbug reports, though the most recent violation from April 2024 remains open.

In late 2021, several safety-related violations were documented, including issues with smoke detector and carbon monoxide detector requirements, and the need to post proper gas leak procedures in common areas. Two seemingly independent inspection attempts regarding an illegal conversion complaint in 2019 resulted in investigators being unable to access the property. The building’s history, while showing some improvements in recent years with fewer active complaints, indicates a pattern of recurring maintenance and pest control challenges that have required ongoing attention from multiple city agencies.