683 East 231st Street, Bronx, NY 10466

The 7-unit, 3-story New Law tenement building at 683 East 231st Street in Wakefield, owned by Brad Turk and constructed in 1931, has experienced several notable maintenance and safety issues in recent years. Most concerning are the violations issued in 2024 for apartment 3R, which included defective smoke detector and carbon monoxide detector systems, as well as a significant mold condition in the bathroom exceeding 40 square feet. Earlier violations from 2024 also addressed safety issues with vestibule doors on the first story, including problems with self-closing mechanisms, though these were promptly certified as corrected.

The building's safety systems were further tested in 2023 when violations were issued regarding bedbug reporting requirements, though subsequent filings through 2025 have shown no evidence of infestations. The property has a documented history of utility-related issues, including a power outage in 2022 that prompted HPD inspection, though no violations were found. A 2019 Department of Buildings violation for failure to file annual boiler inspection documentation resulted in a $1,000 penalty, which was dismissed upon payment.

More recently, the building has demonstrated proper pest management practices, with annual bedbug reports from 2019 through 2025 consistently showing zero infested units. The most recent rodent inspection from October 2022 also passed, indicating effective building maintenance in this area. Despite these various issues, the property management has generally responded to violations and corrections in a timely manner, with most recent violations being properly certified as resolved.