5614 4th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11220

The 4-story, 8-unit tenement building at 5614 4th Avenue in Sunset Park, owned by Diana Morocho and constructed in 1904, has experienced several maintenance issues, particularly in 2021. During August 2021, multiple complaint investigations were initiated by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) concerning various problems including plumbing issues with sinks, flooring concerns, wall plastering problems, and pest-related unsanitary conditions. Unfortunately, inspectors were unable to gain access to the premises to conduct necessary evaluations, and these complaints were subsequently closed with a recommendation to refile if the issues persisted.

Earlier maintenance concerns included emergency complaints in 2019 regarding plumbing problems with bathtubs/showers and a building-wide heat/hot water issue, both of which also saw access issues during inspections. More recently, the building has demonstrated good maintenance practices with no bedbug infestations reported in the past three filing periods (2020-2023), and the building's current bedbug status shows no infestation, eradicated, or re-infested units as of March 2024. However, there is an active Environmental Control Board violation from July 2018 regarding improper storage in the boiler room, with a penalty of $625 imposed.

The building's recent history indicates improved compliance with housing maintenance codes, with the last documented violations being related to the annual bedbug reporting requirements in 2021 and 2022, both of which were subsequently closed. A complaint about illegal conversion from December 2018 was also closed due to inspector access issues. As of July 2023, there are no current open violations or pending permits on record, though a related permit application from July 2019 is still listed as "in process."