909 East 223rd Street, Bronx, NY 10466

The two-family house at 909 East 223rd Street in Wakefield, built in 1925 and currently owned by Mae Todman, has experienced numerous maintenance issues over the past three years, with particularly pressing problems emerging in late 2023. Most notably, there have been recurring heat and hot water problems throughout 2023-2025, including multiple emergency complaints in December 2023 affecting both individual apartments and the entire building.

The property has also faced significant unsanitary conditions, with recent violations showing approximately 3 square feet of mold at the ceiling in the private hallway of apartment 2, electrical fixture issues in the kitchen, and carbon monoxide detection device problems. Between 2022 and 2023, the building has demonstrated persistent maintenance challenges, with multiple rodent inspection failures recorded in 2022-2024, and various housing maintenance code violations including water leak issues, unsanitary conditions, and problems with appliances.

The Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) has issued violations in response to multiple heat and hot water complaints, though some inspections were unable to gain access to units for verification. The most recent inspections in December 2023 resulted in new violations for apartment 2, including inadequate heat supply, mold, and carbon monoxide detector issues, which these apartments have experienced historically beginning with some of the earliest complaints dating back to 2022.