462 48th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11220

The three-story, three-unit Old Law Tenement building at 462 48th Street in Sunset Park, owned by Idelia Orozco, has experienced several maintenance issues in recent years, particularly in the summer of 2023. Most notably, between August 24-25, 2023, multiple complaints were filed and subsequently investigated by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), including reports of plumbing issues with basins/sinks, a slow water leak, and unsanitary conditions related to pests.

While all these complaints were ultimately closed without any violations being issued, they indicate recurring plumbing and pest control challenges. The building has persistent bedbug reporting requirements that have resulted in multiple violations ranging from 2021 to 2024, all related to the failure to file the annual bedbug report as required by Housing Maintenance Code (HMC) regulations. Specifically, there are open violations from March 2022, March 2023, and April 2024, though an earlier violation from April 2021 was closed.

The building had one documented incident of bedbug infestation during the 2019-2020 reporting period, where one unit was infested but subsequently eradicated. The building, constructed in 1910, has had its share of maintenance challenges common to older tenement buildings, but the most pressing concern appears to be the ongoing issues with compliance to bedbug reporting requirements, as evidenced by multiple open violations in recent years. The August 2023 plumbing and pest complaints suggest that while some issues have been addressed, the building continues to experience maintenance challenges that affect resident comfort and safety.