1959 Fowler Avenue, Bronx, NY 10462

The three-story, two-unit tenement building at 1959 Fowler Avenue in Morris Park, currently owned by Maria Luisa Chiappa, has experienced a series of maintenance issues in recent months (April-May 2025) that warrant attention. During this period, multiple complaints were filed regarding various building systems, including water leaks (both heavy flow and slow), electrical issues, plumbing problems in bathtubs/showers, door/window concerns, and heating/hot water deficiencies.

Notably, several inspection attempts by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) were unsuccessful due to lack of access to the building or apartments, particularly regarding heat/hot water and safety-related window guard concerns. The building's recent history also shows ongoing maintenance challenges, including open violations from August 2024 in Apartment 1A related to a defective self-closing door, a cockroach infestation, and loose decorative ceiling tiles.

While the building has generally demonstrated compliance with bedbug reporting requirements between 2021-2023, with no reported infestations during the most recent filing periods, it should be noted that an open violation regarding bedbug report filing was issued in April 2024. A rodent inspection conducted in January 2023 showed compliance with no issues found. The building, constructed in 1899, has a long history typical of older tenement buildings, but the recent clustering of maintenance issues and inspection access problems suggests some challenges with property management and maintenance responsiveness.