108 Thomas S Boyland St, Brooklyn, NY 11233

The two-family residential building at 108 Thomas S Boyland Street in Bedford-Stuyvesant, owned by Aswad Harris, has experienced some significant regulatory interactions over the past two years. Built in 1901, this two-story structure has been the subject of two notable Department of Buildings complaints within a short timeframe in late 2023.

The first complaint, filed on September 3, 2023, regarding illegal after-hours work, was inspected promptly on the same day but resulted in no violations being warranted at that time. More concerning was a subsequent complaint filed on September 22, 2023, related to an illegal conversion at the same address, which remained under investigation until August 2024.

The inspection of this complaint resulted in an "Oath Violation Served" disposition, indicating that some form of penalty or legal process was initiated against the property owner for this violation. The pattern of complaints suggests a period of regulatory scrutiny for this property, particularly in late 2023 and into 2024, with the illegal conversion issue representing the most significant concern from a resident safety and building code compliance perspective. While the earlier after-hours work complaint resulted in no violations, the persistence of building code-related complaints through to mid-2024 indicates an ongoing pattern of potentially unauthorized modifications or use of the property.