1152 Wheeler Avenue, Bronx, NY 10472

1152 Wheeler Avenue is a 4-unit, 2-story New Law Tenement building constructed in 1929 and currently owned by Sybil Taylor, located in the Soundview neighborhood of the Bronx. The building has experienced several notable maintenance issues over recent years, particularly in 2021-2022, when violations were documented relating to a variety of safety and maintenance concerns. These included inadequate hot/cold water supply issues in the second-floor apartment (2R), sink drainage problems, and the need for self-closing doors.

Multiple violations were issued in December 2021 regarding building safety requirements, including the need to post various notices about heating systems, building registration, housing information guides, and gas leak procedures in the public areas, though most of these were subsequently certified as corrected by March 2022. During this same period, there were also complaints about heating and plumbing issues, with some violations being officially documented by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development. More recent records indicate improved compliance, with no documented pest infestations in the building since 2021, as shown in the regular bedbug reporting filings from 2022 through 2025. However, the building did experience some rodent activity in March 2023, though it passed subsequent inspections in May 2023 and 2024.

The building's emergency heating system and plumbing issues from late 2021 were addressed, with the plumbing violation being classified as non-emergency despite the reported problems. Inspection records from 2021-2023 show consistent effort to maintain compliance with housing maintenance codes, though there were periods with multiple violations requiring attention to various safety and maintenance matters. Most recently, the building has submitted its bedbug report for 2025 showing zero infested or re-infested units, and a rodent inspection in April 2025 resulted in a passing grade. This suggests improved management of pest and maintenance issues over the past two years, though the building's history from 2021-2022 indicates there were multiple simultaneous safety and maintenance concerns that required attention.