632 Morris Park Avenue, Bronx, NY 10460

632 Morris Park Avenue is a three-story, four-unit residential tenement building located in the Van Nest neighborhood, built in 1905 and currently owned by Christina Guarino. The building has a concerning history of maintenance issues, with multiple violations observed in recent years.

As of 2024, there are open violations requiring the filing of annual bedbug reports, and in March 2024, Apartment 2 was found to have both mold (approximately 4 square feet in the bathroom) and a roach infestation, though the latter was marked as closed following certification of remediation. The building's maintenance history reveals recurring pest control challenges, with rodent inspections in 2023 and 2022 showing rat activity, and multiple failed compliance inspections in 2016. Significant safety and maintenance issues have been documented through Housing Maintenance Code violations, including a 2022 violation for missing or defective self-closing doors at the roof bulkhead, inadequate lighting in the second-story public hall, and missing window guards in Apartment 2.

The building has also experienced recurring issues with garbage/recycling storage, as evidenced by a 2020 complaint. Most recently, in September 2024, there was a Department of Buildings complaint regarding an alleged illegal conversion, though the inspector was unable to gain access for verification. While some violations have been resolved, such as those in 2022 related to window guards and self-closing doors, the building continues to have open violations requiring attention, particularly regarding bedbug reporting requirements and rodent activity.