1704 Zerega Avenue, Bronx, NY 10462

The three-story, three-unit residential building at 1704 Zerega Avenue in Westchester Square, owned by Petrit Kola, has experienced recurring maintenance issues over recent years, with the most pressing current concern being an open sewage situation reported in April 2025. This recent incident resulted in dual investigations from the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (which found no health code violations) and Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), which remains open pending resolution.

The building has a documented history of heat and hot water problems, particularly in early 2021, with multiple complaints filed in February and March of that year, though most of these complaints were eventually closed, either through verification of repairs or lack of access for inspection. While the presence of bedbug violations was noted in inspection records from 2021 to 2024, these appear to be administrative in nature related to reporting requirements rather than indications of active infestations, and the building's recent bedbug reports from late 2024 indicate no units were infested during the filing periods.

The property passed its rodent inspection in April 2019, suggesting no current rodent issues. The most recent violations recorded in 2024 were related to bedbug reporting requirements, though the most recent occupancy reports show no infestations, indicating compliance with eradication requirements.