1867 Wallace Avenue, Bronx, NY 10462

1867 Wallace Avenue is a three-unit, two-story residential building located in the Van Nest neighborhood, constructed in 1899 and currently owned by Xiangfeng He. The property has experienced several recurring maintenance issues over recent years, with the most significant concerns being related to heat/hot water systems, plumbing, and pest control. In 2020, the building faced multiple heat/hot water violations requiring emergency attention, particularly affecting apartment 2F, as well as plumbing issues involving steam pipes/riser and cooking gas concerns.

More recently, in July 2022, there were complaints regarding water supply and pest problems, though these were subsequently verified as corrected by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD). The building currently has multiple open violations related to the failure to file annual bedbug reports with HPD, dating from 2021 to 2024. Despite these ongoing administrative violations, the property has maintained favorable rodent inspection results, passing inspections in 2020 (August, September) and 2022 (December).

The Department of Buildings records show three complaints regarding illegal work/permit issues between 2019 and 2020, though inspectors were unable to gain access to the premises during final attempts to verify these complaints. An egress-related complaint from April 2020 also resulted in no violations being warranted at the time of inspection. While the building has experienced various maintenance issues requiring attention, many of these have been addressed, as evidenced by the closure of multiple complaints, though the ongoing bedbug reporting violations remain a notable concern.