763 Fox Street, Bronx, NY 10455

763 Fox Street is a 6-story, 58-unit residential building located in the Longwood neighborhood, constructed in 1924 and currently owned by Benjamin Aponte. The property has experienced recurring issues with building systems, particularly in the last two years, with multiple emergency calls regarding heat and hot water failures, including documented complaints in January 2025, December 2024, and multiple instances in December 2023. During late December 2023, the building experienced a cluster of maintenance issues including problems with plumbing (water supply), cooking gas, electrical systems (power outage), fire escape safety, and garbage/recycling storage.

While many of these complaints were initially classified as emergencies, most were subsequently closed after HPD inspections found no violations or confirmed that conditions had been corrected. The Department of Buildings currently shows multiple active violations regarding the failure to file external low-pressure inspections in 2022 and 2020. The building has a documented history of pest control challenges, with several violations related to bedbug reporting requirements from 2021 to 2024 remaining open, and a past mouse infestation issue in apartment 2H recorded in 2019.

While recent rodent inspections in 2023 and 2025 have passed, an earlier inspection in 2023 resulted in a failure for "Other Reasons." The property has also required multiple safety-related notifications to be posted in common areas, including requirements for smoke detector and carbon monoxide device maintenance, which were recorded as violations in 2019. The building's systems maintenance record shows recurring plumbing issues, with multiple water supply complaints filed in 2022, 2023, and 2024, though these complaints typically resulted in no violations being issued upon inspection. While some violations show as "closed" in the historical record, including fuel gas supply issues in 2022 and various safety postings in 2019, the active violations and repeated system failures suggest ongoing maintenance challenges.