1455 Knapp Street, Bronx, NY 10469

The three-story, three-unit building at 1455 Knapp Street in Baychester, owned by Javier Monroy and constructed in 2003, has experienced significant maintenance issues in recent years. Most notably, in early 2025, there were multiple housing complaints filed regarding various problems, including ventilation system issues, wall conditions (both paint/plaster), electrical lighting problems, plumbing concerns with sinks, pest-related unsanitary conditions, and water leak issues, particularly concerning damp spots. These complaints, submitted to the Housing Preservation Department (HPD) via 311, were marked as "Closed" in May 2025, though HPD indicated they were unable to complete inspections and advised filing new service requests if issues persisted.

The building underwent a serious inspection in September 2024, which resulted in multiple violations in Apartment 2, including water leaks affecting multiple rooms, damaged plastered surfaces requiring repair, plumbing issues with sinks, and problems with kitchen gas supply. These violations, classified as A, B, and C, were certified for correction in November 2024. The property has shown some improvements in pest management, with the bedbug reporting history (2018-2024) indicating no current infestations and successful eradication efforts in 2022-2023, though there were reports of three eradicated units in 2022.

Rodent inspections have yielded mixed results, with the building passing compliance inspections in 2016 and 2022, while initial inspections in 2016 and 2022 resulted in failures for other reasons. A heating/hot water emergency complaint was resolved in January 2025, and various other maintenance issues were logged and addressed through the Housing Maintenance Code violation process. While many of these issues have been addressed in some capacity, the pattern of maintenance complaints and violations suggests ongoing building maintenance challenges that have required multiple interventions over the past few years.