1261 Bronx River Avenue, Bronx, NY 10472

The 2-story, 4-unit residential building at 1261 Bronx River Avenue, owned by Feroze Rasheed, was constructed in 1925 as a New Law Tenement and has experienced several maintenance issues in recent years. The most significant and recent problems, as of April 2025, involve multiple complaints regarding unsanitary conditions related to pests and ceiling paint/plaster issues, with violations issued that require the owner to address these conditions within designated timeframes.

In March 2024, there was an emergency heat/hot water complaint that was subsequently resolved. The building has a documented history of pest-related concerns, with multiple unsanitary condition complaints filed in 2025 and similar issues reported in the past.

Notably, while the building's bedbug reporting for 2022-2023 shows no infested or eradicated units, there have been three separate violations (2021-2023) related to the failure to file annual bedbug reports as required by HPD. The property has also been subject to various inspections for rodent issues, with all historical inspections from 2013 through 2022 passing, though a rat sighting complaint in December 2022 was unable to be inspected due to access issues. In late 2023, there was an investigation into an alleged illegal conversion, though the inspector was unable to gain access during their final attempt in January 2024.