657 Baltic Street, Brooklyn, NY 11217

657 Baltic Street, a three-story, four-unit old law tenement building in Park Slope built in 1901, is currently facing several open housing maintenance code violations as of 2023-2024 that require attention to safety and compliance standards. The building's most significant ongoing issues, as identified in a June 2023 inspection, relate to its sprinkler system, including the need for additional sprinkler heads and proper maintenance equipment, as well as the requirement to address various sprinkler system operational needs.

Multiple safety-related violations remain open from the same inspection, including the need to post proper gas leak procedures, smoke detector requirements, and carbon monoxide detector requirements in common areas. A more recent April 2024 violation pertains to the failure to file an annual bedbug report, though recent bedbug reporting for the period between November 2022 and October 2023 indicates no infested units were reported during that time.

The building underwent construction work in 2022 that generated several Environmental Control Board violations related to improper maintenance of construction safety measures, including scaffolding and construction fencing issues, though these have since been resolved. Historical records show a pattern of rodent control efforts between 2010 and 2011, with initial rat activity observed in December 2010, followed by multiple bait applications throughout 2011, though a passing inspection was recorded in July 2018 suggesting improved pest control measures. The building has received several complaints over the years, with the most recent complaints in early 2023 being closed with no violations found, while a November 2022 complaint regarding construction issues resulted in a stop work order that was subsequently rescinded.