2527A Frisby Avenue, Bronx, NY 10461

This three-story, three-unit residential building at 2527A Frisby Avenue in Westchester Square, currently owned by Mohammad Alamin, has experienced several significant maintenance and regulatory issues since its construction in 2006. Most notably, there are persistent bedbug reporting violations from 2021 to 2024 that remain open, indicating non-compliance with required annual bedbug reporting.

In September 2021, the building faced multiple emergency complaints regarding unsanitary conditions, including sewage and mold issues, though no violations were ultimately issued. More concerning are the ongoing violations related to unauthorized cellar modifications, including illegal apartment conversion, cooking space, and living space usage, which the Department of Buildings classified as B violations in September 2021. These violations were associated with ECB citations for work performed without permits, including the construction of full-height partitions to create additional rooms and a bathroom in the cellar, for which fines totaling $5,000 were imposed.

The building has also faced various safety compliance issues, as evidenced by violations issued in 2019 requiring the posting of proper notices regarding smoke detector requirements, gas leak procedures, and housing information guidelines - all of which remain open. While the building's heating and hot water system received emergency complaints in late 2021 that were promptly addressed, and while rodent inspections show some improvement (with three passed inspections since 2012), the persistence of open violations and the history of illegal modifications suggest ongoing regulatory compliance challenges. Two Department of Buildings complaints from late 2021 regarding construction enforcement and illegal conversion resulted in a partial vacate order, though a December 2021 inspection found no violations warranted at that time.