137 14th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215

The 4-story, 5-unit residential building at 137 14th Street in Gowanus, owned by Josef Zarur, was constructed in 1931 and has undergone various maintenance inspections over the years. Most recently, the building has had consistent bedbug reporting violations from 2021 through 2024, with the latest violation occurring in April 2024 related to the failure to file annual bedbug reports as required by HPD rules.

However, the most recent bedbug report filed in September 2024 for the period from November 2022 to October 2023 indicates no infested units, no eradicated units, and no re-infested units, suggesting that while there were compliance issues, the building was bedbug-free by late 2023. Looking back through the building's history, there were several significant maintenance issues in September 2003 in Apartment 2 that required attention, including broken window sashes, a malfunctioning entrance door lock, missing electrical outlet cover, defective refrigerator door gasket, and an electrical extension cord nuisance in the kitchen.

These issues were all addressed and certified as closed in October 2024. A 2014 violation related to inadequate exterior lighting at the front entrance was also resolved. The building's records show a pattern of recurring bedbug report violations between 2021 and 2024, though this appears to have been primarily an administrative issue rather than an ongoing infestation problem, with the most recent reporting period indicating no bedbug activity.