117 Father Zeiser Place, Bronx, NY 10468

117 Father Zeiser Place is a 5-story, 27-unit residential building located in Kingsbridge, built in 1916 and currently owned by 118 Realty Assoc LLC. The property has experienced significant and ongoing heating system issues in early 2025, with eight documented complaints about lack of heat or hot water affecting the entire building between January and March 2025, all marked as emergencies. While many of these complaints were resolved promptly, the recurring nature of the heat and hot water problems is concerning.

The building also has several open violations as of 2024-2025, including issues in apartment 2B related to mold, pest infestation (roaches), missing smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, broken bathroom tiles, and a faulty door. Recent maintenance history shows water leak problems were documented in apartment 1A in February 2024. The property has maintained a relatively pest-free record in recent years, with no documented bedbug infestations since 2017-2018, and rodent inspections have generally shown passing results, though there were instances of rat activity noted in 2022. The building has undergone various inspections and received multiple violations, some of which were successfully closed.

In September 2023, violations were issued for unsanitary conditions related to pests, while flooring issues were resolved without violations. Earlier violations from February 2024 required repairs to the third-story stair landing. The property owner has shown responsiveness to some maintenance issues, as evidenced by multiple cases where HPD inspections found problems had been corrected, though access issues sometimes hindered inspections. The building's age and history suggest typical urban maintenance challenges, though the recent heating system failures represent a notable pattern of recurring maintenance issues.