777 Grote Street, Bronx, NY 10460

The two-story, three-unit building at 777 Grote Street in Belmont, owned by Herman Askal, has been subject to regular regulatory oversight since its conversion to Class A status. Built in 1925, this property has experienced several significant events over the past few years, particularly regarding pest management.

Between 2021 and 2023, the building received multiple Housing Maintenance Code violations for failing to file annual bedbug reports, though records indicate no infested units, with all reporting periods (2022-2023 and 2023-2024) showing zero infested, eradicated, or re-infested units as of their latest filings in February and December 2024. The building has undergone regular rodent inspections since 2021, with the most recent inspection in June 2025 resulting in a passed evaluation. Notably, there were some compliance issues in the earlier years, with failed inspections in June 2022 and December 2024, though the reasons for these failures were not specified in the records.

A rat sighting was reported in October 2019, which was closed by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene in November of the same year. Most recently, in October 2024, a Department of Buildings complaint was investigated but determined to have no warrant for violation at the time of inspection. The property's most recent documentation shows consistent efforts to maintain compliance with health and safety regulations, though there have been periodic failures that required addressed correction to maintain compliance.