1689 Carroll Street, Brooklyn, NY 11213

The two-story New Law Tenement building at 1689 Carroll Street in Crown Heights, owned by Boruch Okounev and built in 1923, has experienced several maintenance issues over the past five years that warrant attention. Most notably, there have been two significant emergency complaints related to building systems: a plumbing issue with a basin/sink in 2025 (which HPD was unable to inspect) and a heat/hot water failure affecting the entire building in 2020 (which also could not be inspected). The building has maintained compliance with bedbug reporting requirements for the past five reporting periods from 2019 through 2024, consistently reporting zero infested units.

Recent rodent inspections have shown positive results, with the most recent inspections in 2025, 2024, and 2022 all passing, though there was one instance of rat activity noted in 2019. The building's violation history shows four consecutive annual bedbug reporting violations from 2021-2023, though these appear to be administrative in nature. A complaint about adjacent buildings was filed in 2021, but the inspector was unable to gain access.

Looking at the more recent history, the property demonstrates improved compliance with the bedbug reporting requirements, with the most recent reports from December 2023 and December 2024 showing no infestations or eradications. While the building has experienced system failures requiring emergency responses, the inability of inspectors to gain access for evaluation raises concerns about communication access between tenants and authorities. The property appears to be actively maintaining its rodent control program, with regular inspections showing passing results for several years.