1513 St Marks Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11233

1513 St Marks Avenue is a 3-unit, 3-story residential building located in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, and owned by Syed Atiq. Built in 2004, this Class A building has experienced several notable issues over the past decade and beyond.

The most recent concerns involve four consecutive open violations from 2021 through 2024, all related to the failure to file mandatory annual bedbug reports as required by the HPD's Housing Maintenance Code. While these violations are classified as "A" (which typically indicates lesser severity than "B" or "C" violations), their persistent nature over multiple years suggests ongoing compliance challenges.

The building's maintenance history shows a concerning pattern of pest-related issues, dating back to 2010 when rodent inspections were conducted with multiple visits required in March 2010 alone, resulting in four inspections: two applications of bait, one compliance inspection that failed for "Other Reasons," and an initial inspection with the same result. A more recent incident occurred in November 2018, when a sewage leak was reported and investigated by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, though it appears this was resolved within the same day. While the building has been standing since 2004, the failure to maintain proper documentation and reporting regarding bedbugs over multiple years, combined with historical evidence of rodent issues and the one sewage incident, highlights some challenges in building maintenance and sanitation compliance.