133 17th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215

The 4-story, 7-unit tenement building at 133 17th Street in Sunset Park, owned by Joseph Acevedo, was constructed in 1908 and has experienced several maintenance issues over recent years. The most concerning incident was a building-wide heat and hot water emergency in November 2021, for which HPD was unable to gain access to conduct inspections.

Between early 2019 and 2021, there were multiple plumbing complaints regarding bathtubs/showers, including another emergency complaint in March 2019, though no violations were officially issued for these complaints. The building had two "Class A" violations in 2021 and 2022 related to the failure to file annual bedbug reports, though these were subsequently closed. A sidewalk shed inspection in January 2019 found no violations at the time of inspection.

On a positive note, the building's bedbug reporting periods since 2020 have shown no infestations, with the most recent 2023 report indicating zero infested units, zero eradicated units, and zero re-infested units. This consistent bedbug-free record over the past few years is notable. While the building has experienced several maintenance issues over the past few years, particularly concerning heating and plumbing systems, many of these complaints resulted in no official violations being issued and were either resolved or closed due to lack of access for inspection.