687 St Marks Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11216

The 4-story, 7-unit residential building at 687 St Marks Avenue in Crown Heights, owned by Herbert Ferraro and constructed in 1931, has experienced several significant regulatory issues in recent years. Most notably, the building currently has six active Department of Buildings violations related to the failure to file required External Low Pressure Inspection reports between 2018 and 2022, as well as an outstanding violation from November 2019 for not submitting the Annual Boiler Inspection Report for 2017.

These ongoing violations indicate a pattern of non-compliance with critical safety inspections that are typically required to ensure the proper functioning of building systems. In terms of recent complaints, there were two filed in October 2024 concerning potential building code violations - one regarding work without a permit in an occupied multiple dwelling, and another concerning unlicensed or improper plumbing work in progress.

However, inspections conducted in response to these complaints did not result in any violations being warranted at the time of the inspections. While these recent complaints were resolved without resulting violations, they suggest possible ongoing concerns with building maintenance and compliance.