765 Garden Street, Bronx, NY 10460

The 20-unit, 4-story building at 765 Garden Street in the Belmont neighborhood, owned by Norberto Morell, has experienced ongoing heating system challenges throughout 2024-2025, with multiple documented complaints about insufficient heat and hot water affecting the entire building. Specifically, there were six heat/hot water complaints between December 2024 and March 2025, three of which were verified as corrected by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), while access was not granted to inspect the others.

Prior to 2024, the building had been in compliance with bedbug reporting requirements, with no reported infestations or cases of eradication from 2019 through 2025, as documented in the building's annual bedbug reports. The building, constructed in 1931 and designated as a "New Law Tenement," has maintained a generally positive record in other areas, particularly regarding rodent inspections, passing all required inspections conducted between 2019 and 2025.

There was only one Housing Maintenance Code violation recorded in April 2021 concerning the timely submission of the annual bedbug report, which was certified as corrected within two weeks. While the recent heating issues represent the most significant ongoing concern, the building's overall maintenance record shows regular compliance with housing codes and successful pest management practices over the past several years, with no indications of recurring infestations of bedbugs or other pests.