741 Lexington Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11221

741 Lexington Avenue is a three-story, three-unit brick building in Bedford-Stuyvesant, completed in 1899 and currently owned by Chaskiel Strulovitch. The building has experienced recurring water-related issues over the past several years, with the most recent complaint filed in April 2025 regarding a slow leak that remains unresolved.

Historical water-related problems include multiple incidents in late 2018 involving heavy flow leaks, and additional plumbing and slow leak complaints in 2022 that resulted in missed inspection access. The property has also faced various sanitation challenges, including a garbage/recycling storage issue reported in July 2023 and serious mold concerns in November 2018, though no violations were issued for the former. The building's maintenance history shows attention to bedbug reporting requirements, with no infestations reported in the most recent 2025 filing period, following a pattern of eradication in previous years.

Between 2021 and 2024, there were four consecutive violations related to the annual bedbug report filing requirement, though these were classified as "A" violations and have since been addressed. Recent rodent inspections in 2024 revealed ongoing rat activity between February and December, with multiple bait applications and two compliance checks showing persistent rodent presence, though the most recent inspection in February 2025 passed. The building's age and history of water-related issues, combined with the recent rodent control challenges, suggest persistent maintenance concerns that require ongoing attention, though the property has maintained compliance with bedbug eradication requirements in recent periods.