1240 Ward Avenue, Bronx, NY 10472

1240 Ward Avenue is a two-story, three-unit residential building located in the Parkchester neighborhood, constructed in 1930 and currently owned by Zoila Merino. The building has experienced a series of maintenance and compliance issues over the past several years, with the most pressing concerns relating to bedbug reporting requirements.

Open violations from 2021 through 2024 indicate non-compliance with § HMC regulations requiring annual bedbug reports to the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD). The property has also faced multiple rodent inspection challenges, with the most recent inspections in 2024 and 2025 showing "Passed" results after previous findings of "Rat Activity" in 2023, and failed inspections due to "Other Reasons" in both 2022 and 2019. The building experienced heat and hot water issues in November 2019, resulting in emergency and non-emergency complaints regarding interior conditions, though HPD was unable to gain access for inspection purposes.

Several housing maintenance code violations were documented during that period, including problems with flooring, stairs, and window frames, though these were ultimately closed. A series of rodent inspections between 2018 and 2025 show a pattern of varying conditions, with some inspections resulting in failures and others passing, indicating ongoing pest management challenges. The property has maintained its classification as a "HEREAFTER CONVERTED CLASS A" building, though records indicate it was previously operating under a different classification system.