1956 Lurting Avenue, Bronx, NY 10461

The two-family residence at 1956 Lurting Avenue in Morris Park, owned by Yong Guan, has experienced several significant issues in recent years, particularly in 2023. Most notably, in March 2023, multiple environmental control board violations were documented, including unauthorized construction work in the basement involving partition walls, bathroom installations, and excessive storage of combustible materials in the boiler room, along with an improperly constructed rear yard canopy.

The building was also cited for being converted from a legal two-family to an illegal four-family dwelling, with the basement allegedly subdivided into multiple residential units with bathrooms and kitchen facilities. The owner received substantial penalties totaling $6,000 for the illegal conversion, though the other violations were resolved with no penalties or have been dismissed. The property has a history of complaints regarding illegal conversions, with a prior complaint filed in August 2019, though access was denied during the inspection.

In early 2023, there were also complaints related to construction work and drainage issues, but these were found not to warrant violations. While the building has passed a rodent inspection in February 2023, it should be noted that there were two bedbug infestation reports from 2018-2020, though no units were found to be infested or required eradication measures. Recent complaints about construction work and drainage issues were determined to have no violations at the time of inspection, and the property was reportedly returned to its prior legal configuration following the resolution of the 2023 illegal conversion violation.