703 Crown Street

703 Crown Street is a two-family residential building located in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, built in 1925 and currently owned by Leroy Gaskin. The two-story property has a recorded history of recurring heat and hot water issues, with eight documented complaints in early 2021 alone, primarily affecting individual apartments but also involving at least one building-wide incident. The most recent heating complaint was filed in February 2024, which resulted in both heat violation (Class C) and pest violation (Class B) notices, specifically citing a roach infestation in Apartment 1. Notably, February 2024 also marked the issuance of an electrical requirements violation related to heating issues, though this was subsequently certified as corrected.

While the building has consistently passed rodent inspections from 2013 through 2025, there remain several open violations from 2021-2024 requiring attention. These include heating system deficiencies in the first floor apartment, an illegal lock on the wrought iron gate leading from the street to the front areaway yard, and a notice regarding defective plastered surfaces and paint issues in one of the rooms. The property has demonstrated some degree of attention to maintenance issues, as evidenced by the prompt responses to heating complaints in 2021. However, the repeated nature of heating-related complaints and the presence of multiple open violations suggest ongoing maintenance challenges. The building is classified under the 2-family house category with a total of 2 recorded units.