1927 Crotona Avenue, Bronx, NY 10457

The two-family house at 1927 Crotona Avenue in Tremont, owned by Jonathan Sacks, has experienced recurring heat and hot water issues, with three emergency complaints between December 2022 and January 2023, and a recent complaint in January 2025 affecting the entire building. In early 2023, the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) issued violations related to inadequate heating in Cellar Apartment 1. The building has faced significant regulatory challenges, with multiple Housing Maintenance Code violations, including active citations for illegal conversion from a private dwelling to a multiple dwelling, and unauthorized alterations, as evidenced by Department of Buildings (DOB) inspections in 2023.

These violations include problems with occupancy contrary to building records and excessive combustible storage in the boiler room. The property, constructed in 2002, consists of two stories and has undergone various maintenance and compliance inspections. In December 2022, multiple issues were documented, including concerns with walls, ceilings, plumbing, ventilation systems, and mold, though no violations were ultimately issued for these problems.

The building's illegal conversion issues were formally documented in April 2023, with active Environmental Control Board violations related to an unauthorized Class 'A' apartment in the cellar with a full bathroom and kitchen. While the property has generally passed rodent inspections since 2016, there were two failures recorded in 2019, indicating potential pest control challenges. Recent building permits from 2019 and 2021 suggest some level of ongoing maintenance and improvement work has been attempted, though the status of these improvements in relation to the building's current condition is unclear.