2887 Philip Avenue, Bronx, NY 10465

The property at 2887 Philip Avenue in Throgs Neck is a 4-unit, 2-story New Law Tenement built in 1931, currently owned by Vincent Sofi. The building has a concerning pattern of unresolved housing maintenance issues, with multiple active violations including a current bedbug reporting violation from April 2024 requiring annual bedbug report filing, and six active violations for failing to file external low pressure inspections between 2018 and 2023.

A significant cluster of maintenance issues was documented in April 2018 in apartment 2F, including problems with electrical outlets, carbon monoxide detectors, smoke detectors, plastered surfaces, bathroom tiles, and a defective waste line at the bathtub, though some of these may have been addressed as they show no ongoing violation status. The building's history shows frequent rodent-related inspections between 2015 and 2019, with most recent inspections (2018 and 2019) passing, though earlier inspections had failed for "Other Reasons." The building's safety systems have also been an area of concern, with multiple violations related to smoke and carbon monoxide detectors in 2018 that remain unresolved. The most recent bedbug reporting period from 2021-2022 showed no infestation or re-infestation claims, suggesting successful management of this particular issue, though the current unaddressed bedbug report violation requires attention.

While there was one 311 service request regarding rodent conditions in 2018 that warranted a Department of Health inspection, the situation appears to have improved based on subsequent inspections passing. The building's violation history shows consistent issues with timely maintenance reporting, particularly regarding external low pressure inspections, with the most recent violation issued in September 2024 for failing to file the 2023 inspection. An interior inspection by the Department of Buildings in 2022 regarding an illegal driveway modification found no violations.