474 West 238th Street, Bronx, NY 10463

The 6-story, 54-unit building at 474 West 238th Street in Fieldston, constructed in 1939 and currently owned by Andrew Weir, has experienced several significant infrastructure challenges over recent years, particularly regarding plumbing systems. Most notably, in June 2025, there were emergency complaints about both heat/hot water and water supply issues affecting the entire building, which were marked as "CLOSE" shortly after being reported.

These followed a pattern of plumbing-related concerns, including a Partial Stop Work Order issued in June 2025 related to defective/leaking/plumbing maintenance issues, and an active Department of Buildings violation regarding the suspension of a licensed master plumber's work in the same month. The building's plumbing history includes IMMEDIATE EMERGENCY complaints in both 2018 and 2025. Additional building maintenance issues have been documented, including a 2021 ECB violation regarding exterior building walls and appurtenances, with documented cracks in brick and masonry requiring attention.

Electrical wiring concerns were reported in July 2019, resulting in an Oath Violation, and there have been multiple Department of Buildings violations between 2019-2021 related to various maintenance requirements, though most were subsequently resolved. The building's history shows consistent attention to pest control, with no bedbug infestations reported in the past six years (2019-2024) and recent rodent inspections showing improvement from rat activity in 2015 to a passing compliance inspection in 2016. The property has maintained compliance with bedbug reporting requirements, showing zero infested or re-infested units in recent filings from 2022 through 2024.