636 East 224th Street, Bronx, NY 10466

636 East 224th Street is a 5-story, 35-unit residential building in the Wakefield neighborhood, constructed in 1922 and currently owned by Angel Zepeda. The building has experienced ongoing maintenance issues in 2025, with particularly concerning problems related to heat and hot water systems throughout the winter months, with multiple complaints filed in January through March 2025. More recently, there are significant concerns about mold, with a June 2025 emergency complaint and multiple open housing maintenance code complaints related to unsanitary conditions, water leaks, and issues with walls and ceilings.

The building has a documented history of compliance issues, including an unresolved ECB violation from June 2023 regarding improper boiler flue pipe support and missing safety features, as well as a 2020 gas piping complaint that could not be inspected on two occasions. A series of violations were recorded in early 2024 related to Apartment 4A, including missing safety devices (smoke and carbon monoxide detectors), kitchen cabinet problems, and water leak issues. The property's maintenance history shows some positive aspects, such as being free of bedbug infestations since at least 2020, though there were rodent inspection failures noted in 2009, 2010, and 2019.

Building management has demonstrated responsiveness to some complaints, as evidenced by multiple HPD inspections that confirmed certain issues were corrected, though other inspections have been noted as incomplete or requiring re-inspection. The building's systems appear to have generally problematic conditions, particularly regarding heat/hot water reliability and various infrastructure maintenance issues, as evidenced by the frequency and type of complaints filed through both HPD and the Department of Buildings. The property has maintained its status as a New Law Tenement, which typically reflects regulatory requirements for building systems and maintenance standards in New York City.