1693 Watson Avenue, Bronx, NY 10472

1693 Watson Avenue is a three-story, two-family house located in Soundview and built in 1960, currently owned by Yoryi Castillo. The building's records show some significant issues between 2018-2020 that warrant attention.

Most notably, there are two active ECB violations from October 2018 related to non-compliance with Commissioner Orders (with penalties of $1,250 each) concerning work performed without the required permits on the garage door and subsequent occupancy changes, which were originally cited in January 2018. These violations involve the replacement of a garage door with a masonry wall and window, which appears to have altered the building's originally permitted configuration. A 2020 Housing Maintenance Code violation was recorded for the second apartment relating to missing carbon monoxide detectors, though this violation was later closed after certification of correction.

The building has maintained consistent rodent control compliance over the past decade, passing inspections in 2010, 2013, 2017, 2022, 2023, and most recently in March 2024. The property has had no reported bedbug infestations in the past five years, as evidenced by the bedbug report covering the period from November 2019 to October 2020, which showed zero infested, eradicated, or re-infested units. While the active ECB violations from 2018 represent unresolved compliance issues, the building's recent history of passing rodent inspections and lack of bedbug incidents suggest stable maintenance in these areas.