2730 Wallace Avenue, Bronx, NY 10467

2730 Wallace Avenue is a three-story, three-unit residential building located in the Allerton neighborhood, owned by Joseph Napolitano and constructed in 1925. The property has experienced a series of concerning issues in recent years, most notably with ongoing housing maintenance code violations related to bedbug reporting requirements, with open violations recorded annually from 2021 through 2024.

The building is currently facing significant regulatory challenges, including two active Environmental Control Board violations from January 2024, one concerning illegal conversion of the cellar space into unauthorized dwelling units and another regarding unpermitted construction work involving multiple unauthorized installations including gas lines, a stove, kitchen facilities, and electrical systems, for which penalties of $2,500 and $2,530 respectively have been imposed. The Department of Buildings has recorded two notable complaints in recent years, one in December 2023 regarding illegal conversion (resulting in a partial vacate order) and another in January 2024 related to construction enforcement, though neither warranted violations at the time of inspection.

The building has had a mixed history with rodent inspections, showing periods of rat activity in 2013, 2017, and 2022, though passing inspections in 2017, 2022, and most recently in March 2024. While some improvements appear to have been made, including recent rodent control measures passing inspection, the ongoing bedbug reporting violations and illegal conversion issues suggest persistent management challenges at this property.