1048 Castle Hill Avenue, Bronx, NY 10472

The 1048 Castle Hill Avenue property is a 3-story, 4-unit two-family house built in 1925 and currently owned by Joviana Perez. The building has experienced notable recurring issues with heat and hot water systems, particularly evident during a critical period from January to March 2019, where multiple emergency complaints were filed regarding lack of heat and hot water throughout the entire building.

During this time, the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) was consistently unable to gain access to inspect the units, resulting in the closure of multiple complaints and the designation of one complaint as a duplicate of another tenant's report. Most recently, in August 2023, there was a tattooing-related complaint regarding an unlicensed tattoo artist, which was responded to by the NYC Health Department with instructions for follow-up if needed.

The building underwent several rodent inspections between 2010 and 2014, with the most concerning results occurring in early 2014 showing rat activity, following a pattern of inspections where compliance and initial inspections varied between passed and failed results. While the building has a long history of these issues dating back over a decade, it's worth noting that there have been no recorded complaints or violations regarding heat and hot water systems since the 2019 episodes, which lasted about three months during the winter season.