753 Jackson Avenue, Bronx, NY 10456

753 Jackson Avenue is a 5-story, 11-unit residential building located in Longwood, built in 1906 and currently owned by Alfred Basal. The property has a notable history of heat and hot water issues, with multiple emergency complaints recorded between 2022 and 2025, including three incidents in early 2025 alone (January 5 and 8), all affecting the entire building. These recurring heating system problems are particularly concerning, as they represent a basic service failure impacting all residents.

The building is currently facing several active violations related to the failure to file mandatory external low-pressure inspections from 2018 through 2023 (including a most recent violation from September 2024). Previous Housing Maintenance Code violations from 2022 remain unresolved, including issues with smoke detector requirements, carbon monoxide detector notice requirements, and hot water service problems in Apartment 7. The building has undergone rodent inspections, with the most recent (August 2023) showing compliance, though historical records from 2015 indicate previous rat activity requiring multiple bait applications.

The property has a documented pattern of inadequate heating services, with complaints spanning multiple months and seasons, particularly in 2022 when there were several building-wide heat and hot water complaints in close succession (August through September). Security and safety concerns are evidenced by violations requiring improvements to building entrance doors and locks in September 2022, though these were eventually closed as corrected. The building's age and recurring systems issues suggest ongoing maintenance challenges, with multiple instances of HPD inspections verifying that conditions were corrected, but with violations remaining open related to various safety equipment and documentation requirements.