1323 Castle Hill Avenue, Bronx, NY 10462

The two-family house at 1323 Castle Hill Avenue in the Parkchester neighborhood, owned by Dexter Zheng, has experienced several significant maintenance and regulatory issues since 2018. Most notably, there is an unresolved pattern of violations related to the required external low-pressure inspections, with four active violations issued in June 2023 for failure to file inspections in 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021.

The building has a concerning history of pest management challenges, with failed rodent inspections in December 2018 and February 2019, though it did pass an inspection in February 2012. Earlier violations include two serious Housing Maintenance Code violations from February 2018, classified as 'C' violations, concerning fire damage and the need for temporary sealing of all openings throughout the building, though these violations have since been closed. The building's permit history shows three permits were issued in 2019 and 2020, all related to the same job number (220683348), including permits for plumbing and other unspecified work.

While these permits indicate some level of investment in building maintenance, they were issued during a period when the building was experiencing multiple compliance issues. A 2019 violation for failure to file the annual boiler inspection report from 2017 was ultimately dismissed in March 2021. The two-family residence, built in 1930 and consisting of two stories, has demonstrated ongoing challenges with maintaining compliance across various regulatory requirements, particularly in recent years regarding both safety inspections and pest management.