2519 Woodhull Avenue, Bronx, NY 10469

The three-unit, two-story residential building at 2519 Woodhull Avenue in Pelham Gardens, owned by Rafael Karo and built in 1940, has experienced recurring heat and hot water issues over the past several years, with the most recent complaints filed in January 2024. These heating system problems have been a consistent concern, with multiple emergency complaints and inspections by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) between 2019 and 2024, affecting both individual apartments and the entire building.

Significant violations were documented in September 2019, including rodent infestation in Apartment 1, lack of hot water at fixtures, and missing carbon monoxide detection devices. More seriously, the building has faced regulatory challenges regarding its basement space, with multiple Department of Buildings (DOB) cases from 2019-2020 indicating illegal conversion issues, including unpermitted Class A apartment and kitchen installations, unauthorized living space use, and plumbing concerns, though these violations were subsequently resolved.

The property has maintained compliance with bedbug reporting requirements for the past two filings (2023 and 2024) showing no infestation, and recent rodent inspections indicate improved conditions, with the most recent compliance inspection passing in 2020. A building permit for work associated with job number 200730325 was issued in June 2021, suggesting some corrective actions may have been taken, though the nature of this work is not specified in the available data.