685 East 221st Street, Bronx, NY 10467

The three-unit residential building at 685 East 221st Street in Olinville, owned by Delwar Sheikh and constructed in 2002, has experienced ongoing regulatory concerns related to pest management, particularly regarding bedbug reporting compliance. Most notably, there are currently open violations from both 2023 and 2024 related to the failure to file the required annual bedbug reports with the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) as mandated under Housing Maintenance Code § HMC.

While violations from 2021 and 2022 were previously resolved, the reoccurrence of these violations in recent years suggests a continuing issue with compliance rather than an active infestation problem. Interestingly, the building's official bedbug reporting for the 2020-2021 period showed no infested units, with all recorded units considered free of infestation and having undergone eradication processes. The building's pest management history also includes a mixed record regarding rodent control.

A rat activity inspection conducted in October 2022 resulted in an initial finding of rodent presence, though a subsequent compliance inspection in November 2022 passed without any recorded violations. This pattern suggests some challenges with pest management in recent years, though the specific impact on resident quality of life would depend on the timing and duration of these issues. While the building appears to have met basic safety requirements in most areas, the recurring bedbug reporting violations and the temporary rodent presence in late 2022 represent the most significant historical challenges recorded for this property up through 2023.