231 Baltic Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201

This 3-story, 1-unit brownstone at 231 Baltic Street in Cobble Hill, built in 1850 and currently owned by Daniel W. Deighton, has experienced several noteworthy events in recent years. The building has recurring bedbug reporting violations from 2021 through 2024, with the most recent violations in 2023-2024 indicating non-compliance with the New York City Housing Maintenance Code's annual bedbug reporting requirements.

Between 2022 and 2024, there were multiple Department of Buildings (DOB) complaints regarding construction activities, with seven complaints filed in 2023 alone, including issues related to work without permits and construction contrary to approved plans. All these complaints were ultimately closed without violations being warranted at the time of inspection, with one citation in 2023 resulting in a $620 penalty related to workers operating without an active permit. The building underwent significant construction activity between 2021 and 2022, with multiple Environmental Control Board (ECB) violations issued in April 2022 during what appeared to be an alteration and conversion project from a multi-family to a single-family house.

These violations included failures related to construction safety compliance, inadequate housekeeping, and the absence of required sidewalk shed protection, with one violation carrying a penalty of $10,030. A rodent inspection conducted in March 2023 was passed, and the last documented bedbug report from 2021 showed no infested units, suggesting some improvement in pest management since the recent bedbug reporting violations began in 2023. The most recent permit issuance on record was in July 2020 for an unspecified job type.