1713 Zerega Avenue, Bronx, NY 10462

1713 Zerega Avenue is a 3-story, 7-unit residential tenement building constructed in 1926, currently owned by Joseph Makaj. The building has experienced several maintenance issues over the past few years, with most significant problems occurring between late 2021 and early 2022. Those issues included recurring water leak problems (heavy flow and slow leak), plumbing and sanitary concerns, pest infestations, and a power outage affecting the entire building.

Multiple HPD inspections were conducted during this period, and while some violations were issued (including lead-based paint concerns in October 2021), most complaints were ultimately closed without official violations being recorded. In 2022, the building faced both C-class and A-class violations related to various maintenance issues, particularly affecting the basement apartment. These included problems with doors (including a defective vestibule door lock and self-closing doors), water leaks, and pest infestations.

The property also showed patterns of rodent inspection failures between 2009-2020, though recent bedbug reporting from 2022-2024 indicates no infestations during that period. More recent Department of Buildings records show two violations issued in 2023 regarding failure to file external low-pressure inspections for 2020 and 2022, though these were both dismissed. The building's most recent bedbug reports (2022-2024) show no infestation issues, and rodent inspections from 2020 indicate improved pest management, with passing results in recent years.