2889 East 195th Street, Bronx, NY 10461

The three-unit residential building at 2889 East 195th Street in Pelham Bay, owned by Max Lee, has experienced several significant maintenance and safety issues in recent years. Most notably, there remains an open Class C violation from May 2023 affecting multiple apartments regarding defective self-closing doors throughout the building, including entrances to Apartments 1, 2, B, and the street-level vestibule.

There are also several open Class A violations from the same inspection that require attention to safety matters, including the need to post various crucial safety notices regarding gas leaks, carbon monoxide detection, and building registration requirements in common areas. A more recent inspection in April 2024 resulted in a bedbug reporting violation, though the building's subsequent bedbug reports from 2023-2025 show no infestations or eradications, indicating compliance with bedbug notification requirements.

The building's history includes some concerning incidents prior to 2023, such as multiple Department of Buildings Environmental Control Board violations in 2018-2019 related to unauthorized construction work in the basement, for which penalties totaling $10,350 were imposed but later resolved. There were also two complaints filed in 2019-2021 regarding illegal conversion and gas utility issues, though both were ultimately closed without violations being substantiated. A rodent inspection in 2019 showed compliance with health standards, and while a permit was issued in late 2020 for electrical work, the multitude of ongoing violations from 2023 and 2024 suggests that several building systems and safety protocols require improved maintenance and oversight.