672 Crotona Park South, Bronx, NY 10456

The 8-unit, 4-story residential building at 672 Crotona Park South in Morrisania, owned by Josh Kowitz, has experienced persistent heating and maintenance issues over the past two years. Most notably, the building has faced multiple emergency heating and hot water complaints in both 2024 and 2025, with violations issued and conditions requiring correction. The most recent heating complaints were documented in April 2025, while similar issues occurred repeatedly in December 2024.

The building also has open Housing Maintenance Code Violations from December 2024, including problems with heating system access, inadequate heat supply, and water heater issues, particularly affecting Apartment 1B. Earlier complaints from February 2025 cited problems with mold, mailbox conditions, water leakage, and paint/plaster issues, resulting in some violations. Additional documentation reveals a history of boiler-related concerns, including an active Environmental Control Board violation from 2019 regarding an unregistered boiler with a penalty of $3,125.

The Department of Buildings has issued multiple violations, including a failure to file 2018 external low-pressure inspection documentation in 2023. While the building has maintained a clean record regarding bedbug infestations over the past seven reporting periods (2019-2025), showing zero infested units, and passed recent rodent inspections in 2022, 2023, and 2024, the recurring heating system problems and outstanding violations suggest ongoing maintenance challenges. The building, constructed in 1931 as a New Law tenement, has been subject to various regulatory inspections and requirements, with the current violations indicating a need for continued monitoring of maintenance conditions and compliance efforts.