4635 Carpenter Avenue, Bronx, NY 10470

The 3-unit, 2-story residential building at 4635 Carpenter Avenue in Wakefield, owned by Ramashwar Heeraman, has experienced recurring heat and hot water issues throughout 2022, with ten documented complaints between February and December of that year. These complaints were primarily classified as emergencies, and while some instances reported restoration of services, there were multiple occasions where Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) was unable to gain access for inspection. The building has also faced several other significant violations, including three open ECB violations from 2021-2022 related to non-compliance with commissioner orders, with penalties totaling over $10,000.

In addition, there are three open violations from 2019-2020 concerning Apartment 2R, including inadequate hot water supply, door self-closing mechanism issues, and unsafe electrical wiring conditions. More recent records indicate some improvements, with a passed rodent inspection in November 2022 and no bedbug infestations reported in the 2021-2022 filing period. The building's current open violation status as of 2024 involves an annual bedbug report filing requirement.

While there have been multiple illegal conversion and construction enforcement complaints at the property in 2020-2021, these were resolved through inspections. The pattern of heat-related complaints in 2022 suggests persistent maintenance challenges during that time, though there has been no indication of similar issues in subsequent years. The property was constructed in 1930 and bears the classification of New Law Tenement, which typically refers to pre-1947, multi-unit residential buildings in New York City.