601 Kappock Street, Bronx, NY 10463

601 Kappock Street is a 6-story, 100-unit residential building located in the Spuyten Duyvil neighborhood of the Bronx, owned by Melissa Pabon and constructed in 1960. The building has experienced recurring issues with heating and hot water systems, particularly evident during a 2022 winter period where multiple complaints were filed for both apartment-specific and building-wide deficiencies. More recently, in 2025, there have been two separate complaints regarding pest infestations within weeks of each other, though one was reportedly resolved according to HPD records.

A significant event in the building's history was a three-alarm fire in January 2020 that caused partial roof collapse and structural damage to the 6th floor, particularly affecting units 6M, 6N, 6P, 6R, and 6S, though these issues were subsequently addressed through repair work completed in late 2021. The building's maintenance history shows regular inspections for rodent activity between 2019-2020, with multiple bait applications recorded. Recent housing maintenance code violations include a 2023-2024 construction lead dust complaint that remains in progress as of March 2023.

The property has maintained compliance with bedbug reporting requirements from 2019 through 2024, consistently reporting zero infested or re-infested units. Building systems have undergone various inspections and repairs, including elevator safety upgrades (with violations noted in 2020 regarding door lock monitoring that were resolved), and there was a cluster of violations in 2022 related to compactor closet self-closing doors across multiple floors, though most of these were subsequently closed. The building's management has generally responded to violations, as evidenced by the resolution of most emergency complaints and violations through various repair permits and work orders.