757 East 224th Street, Bronx, NY 10466

The three-story, seven-unit residential building at 757 East 224th Street in Wakefield, owned by Eric Vazquez and constructed in 1930, has experienced significant recurring maintenance issues over the past several years. Most notably, there has been a persistent pattern of heat and hot water problems affecting the entire building, with eight documented complaints between 2024 and 2025, including three in 2025 alone. These emergency complaints resulted in HPD inspections, some of which verified inadequate heat or hot water conditions and led to violations being issued.

The building has also faced infrastructure challenges, with multiple water leak incidents recorded in 2024, including two heavy flow leaks in April 2024. Recent inspections from May 2024 revealed several violations in Apartment 3F, including roof leaks affecting both foyer and kitchen ceilings, hot water supply issues, and a roach infestation. Similar pest control issues were documented in Apartment 1R in May 2024.

The property's maintenance history shows sporadic attention to basic building systems and safety requirements, with violations issued for defective self-closing doors at both the street entrance and in Apartment 3R in 2024, and an open violation regarding access to the building's heating system. While the building has maintained a zero-tolerance policy for bedbug infestations based on recent filings (with no reported cases since 2020), it has struggled with rodent control in the past, as evidenced by multiple failed inspections in 2022 showing rat activity, though a compliance inspection in November 2022 passed. The building's overall maintenance record indicates ongoing challenges with building systems and pest control, despite some violations being addressed and certified as corrected, while others remain open as of the most recent inspection dates.