918 Leggett Avenue, Bronx, NY 10455

918 Leggett Avenue is a 16-unit, 4-story residential building located in the Longwood neighborhood, owned by Xhafer Gecaj and constructed in 1909 as a New Law Tenement. The building has experienced persistent heat and hot water issues throughout 2023-2024, with multiple emergency complaints filed in October 2023 and February 2024, though most complaints were ultimately closed with varying resolutions. Recent inspections in October 2024 identified several violations in Apartment 31, including issues with self-closing doors and security features.

The building has undergone various safety checks, resulting in both resolved and ongoing violations, including an open violation from February 2024 regarding bathroom smoke detector repair in Apartment 15, and another open violation regarding an electromagnetic locking device at the street entrance. The property has maintained a rodent-free status in recent inspections, with the most recent rodent inspection in February 2023 passing. No bedbug infestations have been reported since 2021, with all annual bedbug reports indicating zero infested or eradicated units from 2022 to the present.

The building has a history of lighting issues in common areas, with violations noted for inadequate illumination in the public hallways across multiple floors. Building systems such as cooking gas have required attention, as evidenced by emergency complaints in 2022, though inspections resulted in no violations being issued. While the building has demonstrated some improvements in pest control and has maintained compliance with bedbug reporting requirements, the recurring heat and hot water issues remain a notable concern impacting resident comfort and quality of life.