770 St Marks Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11216

The 6-story, 52-unit tenement building at 770 St Marks Avenue in Crown Heights, owned by Jonathan Bakhash, has experienced a range of maintenance issues in recent years, with particular concerns emerging around water-related infrastructure. Between January 2025 and the present, there have been multiple water-related complaints, including heavy flow leaks and water supply issues, most recently in June 2025. The building also faced significant internal maintenance challenges in 2024-2025, including multiple failed HPD inspection attempts to access apartments for evaluating reported problems with lighting, appliance issues, water leaks, and ceiling damage. More recent developments show continued maintenance challenges, with an uncompleted HPD inspection in June 2025 regarding water supply issues.

The building's elevator system has been a recurring focus of attention, with multiple Department of Buildings (DOB) complaints and violations recorded between 2020 and 2024. These included issues such as inoperative zone lock restrictors, maintenance concerns, and problems with door mechanisms. In addition, there are active DOB violations related to the failure to file an external low pressure inspection in 2019 and historical hot water system concerns. The property has passed recent rodent inspections as of February 2025, though there were signs of rat activity noted in 2024.

Apartment 2G has been identified as having multiple open violations as of November 2024, including issues with hot water temperatures exceeding 130 degrees, cockroach infestation, and various maintenance problems. While the building has experienced various mechanical and maintenance issues since 2018, it shows compliance with bedbug reporting requirements, consistently showing zero infested units across multiple reporting periods. The property has maintained some degree of responsiveness to maintenance issues, as evidenced by the multiple completed service requests and inspections, though access issues have hampered some inspections. Recent inspections in 2024-2025 have shown both improvements and ongoing challenges, particularly regarding water systems and heating infrastructure, which have been noted as areas requiring attention.