1241 St Lawrence Avenue, Bronx, NY 10472

1241 St. Lawrence Avenue is a two-family residential building located in Soundview, Bronx, constructed in 1915 and currently owned by United Franklin LLC. The property has experienced recurring issues with rodent infestations, most recently documented through multiple rat activity findings in 2022, with inspections in July, September, and November indicating ongoing pest control challenges.

The building has a significant history of electrical and safety compliance issues, with four documented complaints regarding defective or exposed electrical wiring between 2019 and 2021, though inspections generally found no violations except for one instance where an Oath violation was served. The property faced serious regulatory scrutiny in 2019, with multiple violations related to illegal conversions and improper basement usage, resulting in several Environmental Control Board (ECB) penalties totaling over $15,000. These violations involved unpermitted work and excessive combustible materials, with multiple instances of failure to comply with correction orders. While some violations were eventually dismissed or resolved, several active ECB violations from 2020 remain, with penalties still showing as due on recent records.

The building's maintenance history shows some ongoing challenges, with multiple instances of regulators finding issues requiring correction and proper certification. The most recent service request was filed in September 2022 regarding rat sightings, which triggered follow-up inspections revealing continued pest activity. Building permit records indicate some follow-up action regarding electrical work, with a permit for electrical work issued in November 2021. The property's inspection history shows a pattern of pest control efforts, with bait applications and compliance inspections dating back to 2014, though with varying degrees of success in resolving the rodent issues.