857 Crotona Park North, Bronx, NY 10460

857 Crotona Park North is a 20-unit, 5-story New Law Tenement built in 1914 and currently owned by Valerie Torres. The building has experienced several significant maintenance issues in recent years, most notably centered around plumbing, safety systems, and unit condition concerns. As of 2025, there are active violations related to failing to file 2018-2019 external low-pressure inspections and a recent ECB violation regarding improperly supported window A/C units on floors 2 and 3.

Apartment 5D has multiple open violations from 2023, including issues with plaster surfaces, floor condition, and a history of rodent infestation that was still being addressed as of May 2023. Apartment 1C also had significant heating and hot water system violations noted during a November 2023 inspection. The building has generated numerous recent service requests, particularly between March and April 2025, related to plumbing (bathtub/shower), paint/plaster (ceiling), door/window issues, and smoke detector concerns.

While many of these complaints were closed with no violations issued, the persistence of plumbing issues is concerning as evidenced by a June 2025 emergency complaint still showing as open. The property has maintained a relatively clean record regarding bedbug issues, with no reports of infestation in the past four years, and recent rodent inspections (February 2025) have shown passing results, though there was a rat activity report from December 2019. The building's history also shows past concerns with heating systems, as evidenced by a July 2019 ECB violation regarding boiler issues, and multiple tenant safety inspections from 2022 that found no violations at the time of inspection.