701 Lexington Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11221

701 Lexington Avenue is a 4-story, 8-unit Old Law Tenement building constructed in 1931, currently owned by Emmanuel Agbodza and located in Bedford-Stuyvesant. The building has experienced recurring heat and hot water system issues, with emergency complaints filed in both February 2024 and February 2021 regarding loss of services throughout the entire building. There are two open Housing Maintenance Code violations from March and April 2024, and March 2023, related to the failure to file the required annual bedbug report with HPD, though previous filings from 2021 and before indicated no infestation cases.

The property has faced several infrastructure challenges, as evidenced by three Department of Buildings Environmental Control Board violations from September 2022 concerning the building's exterior condition (cracked parapet walls), emergency lighting requirements in the cellar corridors, and deficiencies in the water and electric meter rooms, though two of these were later resolved. The building's rodent control record shows a mixed history, with initial inspections in 2025, 2024, and 2023 passing, but noting rat activity in both September 2022 and July 2022. The property has undergone regular rodent inspections and compliance checks, achieving multiple passing results between 2023-2025.

Bedbug-related documentation from 2020-2021 and 2019-2020 reported no infestation cases during those periods. Both the September 2022 homeless shelter inspection of construction and electrical systems resulted in Oath Violations being served. A building permit was issued in July 2021 under job number 340429815 for unspecified work. While the property has maintained basic compliance with various housing codes, the recurring bedbug report violation, heat/hot water issues, and some unresolved environmental violations warrant attention, particularly given the age of the building and its systems.