1719 Melville Street, Bronx, NY 10460

The two-family house at 1719 Melville Street in Van Nest, owned by Shalev Shoshani, has experienced several maintenance issues over the past few years, with the most significant being a pest infestation reported in March 2021, which was promptly investigated and resolved by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD). Throughout 2020, the building underwent multiple inspections for various door and window-related issues, with several complaints resulting in violations, particularly concerning door and window frames.

These included both emergency and non-emergency complaints between June and August 2020, and while HPD conducted inspections and addressed the issues, the presence of multiple complaints during this period suggests recurring maintenance challenges. Additionally, there was a refrigerator-related complaint in August 2020 that was resolved within a few days. The only recent Department of Buildings complaint from May 2022 was marked as "Inspector Unable To Gain Access" during its final inspection attempt, though this issue appears unrelated to ongoing building conditions.

The building, constructed in 1910, consists of two stories and has experienced most of its documented issues between 2020 and 2021, with no reported problems in the past two years. The pattern of complaints in 2020 shows a particular concentration on door and window maintenance, though all these issues were eventually closed without violations being consistently issued (with some exceptions). The most recent documented issue, while outside the typical housing maintenance categories, occurred nearly three years ago, suggesting that while the building faced multiple maintenance challenges in 2020-2021, there have been no significant reported problems in the most recent period.