724 Nostrand Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11216

The 4-story, 6-unit residential building at 724 Nostrand Avenue in Crown Heights, currently owned by Rajesh Persaud, was constructed in 1931 and has undergone various significant events in recent years. The most critical incident occurred in June 2023 when the building experienced serious structural issues, resulting in a full vacate order due to excessive fire, smoke, and water damage, with compromised windows, doors, skylight, joists, roof, and fire escape conditions. This led to multiple active violations, including a $12,500 penalty for failure to submit an engineer's report on structurally deficient conditions, and another violation for having unsafe storage of BBQ equipment and propane tanks.

The building's historical issues include recurring bedbug reporting violations from 2021 to 2024, though recent rodent inspections from 2021 through 2025 have consistently passed. There were also heat and hot water complaints in January 2022 that could not be verified due to lack of access during inspection. More recently, as of 2024-2025, there are active violations for failure to file required external low-pressure inspections for 2022-2023.

The building's maintenance history shows a pattern of addressing various compliance issues through 311 service requests and Department of Buildings inspections, with most complaints being closed after inspections determined no violations warranted formal citation. The property has maintained compliance with rodent control measures, consistently passing inspections over the past five years. While there have been multiple recent violations related to building safety and maintenance, particularly concerning structural conditions and bedbug reporting requirements, the building's management has generally responded to violations when inspected, despite some issues remaining open as of 2024-2025. The current state of the building suggests attention is needed to resolve remaining active violations, particularly those pertaining to structural safety and reporting requirements, while the pattern of passing rodent inspections indicates effective pest control measures are in place.