643 East 224th Street, Bronx, NY 10466

The two-family house at 643 East 224th Street in Wakefield, owned by Rafael Kasaev, is a 2-story, 2-unit building constructed in 1910. The property experienced significant maintenance issues during December 2020, with multiple emergency complaints regarding heat and hot water outages affecting the entire building.

Between November 23 and December 23, 2020, there were at least eight separate complaints about heat and hot water issues, with tenants reporting both complete building outages and specific apartment problems. These complaints led to the issuance of multiple violations, particularly affecting Apartment 1, where inspections on December 21, 2020, revealed several maintenance issues including high hot water temperatures (exceeding 130 degrees), water leaks, broken plaster, inadequate heating, and the presence of mold and pest infestations. The building underwent a rodent inspection in October 2022, which it passed, indicating that pest control measures have been addressed since the December 2020 violations.

While many of the original violations from late 2020 appear to have been closed, some remained open as of the last documented inspection, particularly regarding mold conditions in various areas including the bathroom. The documentation shows a pattern of recurring maintenance issues concentrated in late 2020, particularly regarding heat, hot water, and sanitation conditions, with most complaints being resolved through HPD inspections, though some violations remained open. The passage of time since the last documented service request in 2020, combined with the successful rodent inspection in 2022, suggests that while the building underwent significant maintenance challenges in late 2020, there have been no major reported issues in the past two years, though the status of the remaining open violations from 2020 is unclear based on the available data.