1018 East 224th Street, Bronx, NY 10466

This two-story, four-unit building located at 1018 East 224th Street in Wakefield, owned by Ferdinand Allison, has experienced significant maintenance and regulatory challenges in recent years. The property, originally constructed in 1931, has been the subject of multiple emergency complaints throughout 2024, particularly regarding electrical issues, with six separate "No Lighting" incidents reported between March and July 2024, along with two heat/hot water complaints (one in December 2024 and another in March 2024).

The building currently has several open Housing Maintenance Code violations identified in March 2024, including concerns about water leaks, missing smoke detectors, and defective plastered surfaces in the basement apartment (BASEME), as well as violations related to potentially illegal single room occupancy uses in the basement apartment (BB). The property has also faced serious regulatory scrutiny, with an active Environmental Control Board violation from March 2024 regarding occupancy contrary to building records, alleging illegal room conversions that suggest the building has been improperly converted from its authorized four-family configuration to a seven-family configuration.

The Department of Buildings conducted an inspection related to this illegal conversion complaint on March 26, 2024, but was unable to gain access for a proper evaluation. Interestingly, despite these numerous violations and complaints, the most recent bedbug report filed in October 2024 for the period from November 2022 to October 2023 indicated no infestations, suggesting that this particular issue may not currently be a concern. The building's infrastructure issues appear to be ongoing, as evidenced by the pattern of complaints that often went uninvestigated due to lack of access (as noted in multiple HPD resolution descriptions).