Snow and ice caused the cancellation of Community Board 7’s Housing, Land Use & Zoning committee meeting of Feb. 12, in which residents from 2985, 2987, and 2999 Webster Ave., owned by the Stagg Group, were prepared for a heated confrontation with the landlord’s representatives.

As previously reported in the Norwood News, residents of the three buildings have intensified their complaints over repairs not being tended to, security cameras not working, dirty hallways not being regularly cleaned, and just the overall difficulty of getting the management team to respond.

Led by Zxavier Simpson, from 2985 Webster Ave., residents are joining forces to get these complaints rectified.

Getting fixes has been the most troublesome part, according to Simpson. Before moving to the Bronx from Harlem in August 2015, a few months after the properties opened, Simpson remembers how he would reach out to elected officials like Gale Brewer, current Manhattan Borough President, or former New York Public Advocate and current state Attorney General Letitia James, and get a response.

“Yes, we had problems in Manhattan, and I don’t know if this is a Bronx thing, but we’d get results a lot faster,” Simpson told the Norwood News.

Simpson and other residents were prepared to confront the Stagg Group’s representatives in a public forum as their frustration over complaints continues to grow. On top of taking their complaints to CB7, tenants have also gone to Bedford Mosholu Community Association (BMCA). At their last meeting on Feb. 6, Simpson criticized Councilman Andrew Cohen, whose district covers the Stagg building, over his response to the building complaints.

“I’m tired of complaining and not seeing anything get done. I used to live in Harlem and saw how some politicians would work with developers to get things done for them and not us,” said Simpson, venting to Cohen, seated mere feet away.

A few residents who felt Simpson was unjustly comparing Cohen to shady politicians quickly interjected to defend the councilman and his work in the community. BMCA president Barbara Stronczer reminded Simpson to keep the proceedings civil.  “As you can see, we have residents who value what he’s [Cohen] done for us,” Stronczer said.

Cohen reminded Simpson that he had taken a tour of the building complex and found no glaring issues as far as maintenance.  “Listen, I know how these things work.  When a landlord knows an inspection’s coming, they’re on their best behavior,” Cohen acknowledged.

It remains to be seen what effect the growing number of complaints against the Stagg buildings on Webster Avenue will have on the conditions in question.

The CB7 Housing, Land Use & Zoning Committee meeting has been rescheduled for March 19 at 6:30 p.m. The Stagg matter will be on the agenda.