655 6th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11215

The three-story, two-unit old law tenement at 655 6th Avenue in Sunset Park, owned by Alla Gitman, has experienced several concerning issues over recent years, particularly between 2021 and 2025. Currently, there are four open violations regarding the failure to file annual bedbug reports under the Housing Maintenance Code, dating from 2021 to 2024.

The building has also been subject to multiple Department of Health violations regarding food establishment conditions, with three recorded complaints about rodents/insects/garbage between 2024 and 2025, though these appear to be related to an adjacent food establishment rather than the residential portion of the building. Significant building management issues were documented between 2020 and 2022, including two complaints about unauthorized construction work: one for "Work Without a Permit" in October 2020, which led to an Environmental Control Board violation for electrical work without a permit and a penalty of $1,600; and a subsequent "Work Contrary to Stop Work Order" complaint in November 2020, where inspectors were unable to gain access during their final attempt.

In 2021, there was also a violation for failure to certify correction on an immediately hazardous ECB violation, though this was dismissed in October 2022 as paid. The building's most recent permitted work, issued in early 2021, was for electrical work (job number 340767101), though it appears this may have been related to the earlier unauthorized electrical work situation. It's important to note that the recurring bedbug report violation suggests ongoing management oversight issues, despite the building's age and historical status as an old law tenement.