4826 Barnes Avenue, Bronx, NY 10470

The three-unit, two-family house at 4826 Barnes Avenue in Wakefield, built in 2017, has experienced recurring heating system issues and sanitary concerns in recent years. Between December 2024 and April 2025, there were multiple complaints about inadequate heat and hot water, affecting both individual apartments and the entire building. These complaints were officially closed by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), though access issues prevented full inspections in several cases.

The building has also faced significant plumbing and sanitary challenges, particularly in December 2024 when multiple emergency complaints were filed regarding sewage problems, mold, and various plumbing obstructions in the basement apartment. These issues were documented through HPD's Housing Maintenance Code violations, including multiple citations for drainage problems in the basement apartment affecting the kitchen, bathroom, and house trap. Earlier building history shows some initial plumbing concerns in 2018 that resulted in a stop work order, though this was later rescinded.

Since then, the property appears to have maintained a relatively clean record regarding pests, with no bedbug infestations reported in the last four reporting periods from 2022 to 2025, and a passed rodent inspection in late 2022. The owner, 4826 Barnes LLC, has obtained various permits for building work between 2018 and 2019, including plumbing permits issued in 2019, though one permit was subject to a revocation notice due to plumbing license suspension at that time. While the most recent HPD complaints have been officially closed, the pattern of heating system complaints and sanitary issues suggests ongoing maintenance challenges, particularly affecting the basement unit.