720 5th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11215

720 5th Avenue is a four-story, seven-unit old law tenement building located in Sunset Park and owned by Usc 720 5th Llc, dating back to 1930. The building has experienced several maintenance issues over recent years, with the most significant being heat and hot water service disruptions affecting the entire building in December 2022, which required HPD intervention for resolution. Other notable incidents include a complete electrical lighting failure in December 2021, for which no violations were found upon inspection, and a missing building signage complaint in August 2020 that inspectors were unable to access.

The building has received multiple housing maintenance code violations, including an obstruction issue in December 2022 involving household items on the fourth story, and two separate violations in 2021 and 2022 regarding the failure to file annual bedbug reports. Although there was one reported bedbug infestation in late 2022 (with successful eradication), subsequent reports from 2023 and 2024 indicate no new infestations. The property also had a violation in 2019 related to inadequate exterior lighting at the front entrance, which was apparently resolved.

Most recently, a violation was issued in April 2023 regarding the failure to file the 2022 external low-pressure inspection, though this was dismissed in September 2023. The building's maintenance history suggests ongoing challenges with basic services and administrative compliance, though the recent bedbug reports (showing no infestations in 2024) indicate successful pest management. The presence of multiple heat/hot water and electrical issues suggests potential concerns with the building's infrastructure, while the various violations regarding administrative requirements such as bedbug reporting and lighting maintenance point to some management oversight issues.