825 East 217th Street, Bronx, NY 10467

825 East 217th Street is a 3-unit, 3-story Class A residential building located in Williamsbridge, constructed in 2006 and currently owned by Yu Chen. The building has experienced several significant issues over its operational history, with the most notable cluster of problems occurring in March 2019 when multiple tenants reported simultaneous outages, including six separate electric complaints (power outages, no lighting) and multiple heat/hot water issues affecting both individual apartments and the entire building.

During this period, the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) issued violations, particularly concerning electricity and hot water supply problems that affected the 3rd-floor apartment. More recently, the building faced some administrative challenges, with HPD violations issued in 2023 and 2024 related to the failure to file annual bedbug reports, though there have been no recorded infestations in any reporting period since 2019. In terms of safety and compliance, the building has encountered various issues requiring attention to emergency regulations.

In 2022, there were violations regarding egress concerns (blocked exit passageway) and plumbing maintenance problems, and an inspection revealed rat activity in September 2022, followed by a failed compliance inspection in November 2022. The building also experienced significant maintenance challenges in its early years of operation, with documented issues including a refrigerator left in the 3rd-story public hall (2019), and during inspections in 2018, violations were noted regarding carbon monoxide detector requirements and heating system access notification requirements. While the building has shown some improvement in recent years, as evidenced by the absence of reported unit infestations in recent bedbug reports and the closure of several violations, the historical pattern of utilities-related complaints suggests that residents should remain attentive to building systems performance.