206 5th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11217

206 5th Avenue is a three-story, three-unit residential building in Park Slope, owned by Martin Goldstein and dating back to 1920. The building has experienced several maintenance issues in recent years, with the most notable cluster of problems occurring in April 2023, when multiple complaints were filed regarding various apartment conditions including water leakage, heat and hot water problems, window frame issues, and plumbing problems in the bathtub/shower. Additional complaints during this period also referenced concerns with ceiling paint/plaster, an electric/gas range, and there was a subsequent complaint about garbage/recycling storage in December 2023.

While all these complaints were investigated by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), no violations were issued in any of these cases. The building's maintenance history shows ongoing concerns with garbage and recycling storage, with similar complaints filed in 2021. However, there have been no reported bedbug infestations in recent years, with official reports from 2022 through 2024 confirming zero infested or re-infested dwelling units.

The property has passed rodent inspections in 2018, though there was one instance of rat activity noted that same year. A bedbug reporting violation was issued in 2024, though this appears to be procedural as the building's records show consistent compliance with bedbug reporting requirements, demonstrating effective management of this potential issue. The building's maintenance history demonstrates a pattern of various maintenance issues, particularly during 2023, though it's noteworthy that HPD's inspections in response to these complaints generally found no violations.