2866 East 196th Street, Bronx, NY 10461

The two-story, four-unit residential building at 2866 East 196th Street in Pelham Bay, owned by Hong Zou, presents several notable maintenance and habitability issues, with records dating back to 2019. Most recently, in 2024, there was a power outage incident that the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) could not inspect due to access issues. The building experienced multiple heat and hot water outages in May 2019, affecting both individual apartments and the entire building, though services were reportedly restored in all cases.

More recent concerns include violations related to wall conditions noted in December 2022, though no violations were found regarding flooring conditions at the same time. The property has documented issues with pests, including a rodent sighting in 2019, and more recently, a confirmed bedbug infestation was reported in mid-2023, affecting all four units though records indicate successful eradication efforts had taken place. The building's maintenance history shows clusters of issues, particularly centered around heating systems and pest management, with the most recent bedbug reports indicating an infestation period between November 2021 and October 2022.

A Certificate of Occupancy complaint from January 2019 was investigated and found unsubstantiated based on Department records. While some issues have been resolved, as evidenced by the closure of multiple service requests, the pattern of complaints suggests ongoing maintenance challenges in various building systems and pest control. The property has maintained its designation as a "Converted Class A" building since its 1931 construction, though specific details on the nature of the conversion are not documented in the available records.