3986 Bronxwood Avenue, Bronx, NY 10466

The 3-story, 5-unit tenement building at 3986 Bronxwood Avenue in Wakefield, owned by Callixte Beaudouin, has experienced several noteworthy incidents in recent years. Most prominently, in late November 2023, there were complaints about lack of heat or hot water affecting the entire building, leading to multiple official inspections by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) and the issuance of various violations.

These violations, all certified by February 2024, related to essential safety and maintenance notifications that needed to be posted in the first-story public hall, including requirements for smoke detectors, gas leak procedures, building heating system access, and the certificate of inspection visits. A more severe Class C violation was also noted regarding the heating system access notification.

The building's recent history shows consistent compliance with bedbug regulations, with reports for the past five years (2019-2024) indicating zero infested units, though there were three violations issued between 2021-2023 regarding the filing of annual bedbug reports. Records show a rodent inspection in 2010 with initial failure but subsequent compliance; however, this is over a decade old. Despite the November 2023 heating issues, which were notably not resolved to HPD's satisfaction when they couldn't gain access to inspect, the building's recent bedbug and rodent history suggests these particular pest issues have not been a recurring problem.