2438 Wallace Avenue, Bronx, NY 10467

2438 Wallace Avenue is a 2-story, 3-unit residential building located in the Allerton neighborhood, constructed in 1910 and currently owned by Rosario Cruz Taveras. The property has experienced several significant maintenance and safety issues over recent years. Most notably, an active violation from December 2023 involves exposed energized conductors on the building's facade and electrical panel, with missing breaker blanks, for which a penalty of $830 was imposed.

The building has a history of mold issues, with emergency complaints and violations documented in May 2019, along with a safety concern regarding broken or missing window guards. The building has consistently failed to file its required annual bedbug reports, receiving violations for this infraction from 2019 through 2024. There have also been persistent rodent issues, with multiple inspections in early 2019 showing rat activity, though a March 2023 inspection resulted in a passing status. The property currently has multiple open violations related to posting required safety and emergency procedure notices in common areas, including gas leak procedures, smoke detector requirements, and waste collection procedures, originally cited in August 2019.

The building's maintenance history shows some recent positive developments, including the passing of rodent inspections in 2023 and the filing of a bedbug report in July 2024 showing no infested units for the 2022-2023 reporting period. A permit related to electrical work was issued in June 2023, though it's unclear from the data whether this work has been completed. The property has experienced difficulties with compliance inspections under Local Law 188/17, with inspection attempts in late 2023 and 2024 resulting in the inspector being unable to gain access. While some violations have been addressed and closed, the building still has several open violations as of 2024, indicating ongoing maintenance and compliance challenges.