707 Henry Street, Brooklyn, NY 11231

The four-story, 8-unit tenement building at 707 Henry Street in Red Hook, owned by Ravindra Kumar and constructed in 1910, has recently experienced several maintenance issues requiring attention. In early 2024, multiple complaints were filed and subsequently inspected by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) between January 30 and February 6, including violations related to door/window conditions, water leaks, and an intercom system.

Specifically, Apartment 3R was found to have multiple issues in February 2024, including defective smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, a broken intercom system, and problems with plaster surfaces, though most violations were certified as corrected by March 2024. The building has also had ongoing maintenance concerns, with open violations as of April 2024 regarding wall paint/plaster issues and some other systems.

Earlier violations from 2023-2024 included issues with doors' self-closing mechanisms at the building entrance, which were marked as class C violations, indicating their potential impact on safety. The building's systems have been regularly monitored for bedbugs, with the most recent 2024 report showing no infestations during the previous years' monitoring periods. Rodent inspections in 2009 showed mixed results, with one compliance inspection passing while an initial inspection failed for "Other Reasons." While the property has maintained consistent bedbug reporting compliance since 2020, the recent cluster of violations and complaints in early 2024 suggests ongoing maintenance challenges that have required multiple interventions by HPD over time.