831 Quincy Street, Brooklyn, NY 11221

831 Quincy Street is a 3-unit, 3-story Old Law Tenement building located in Bedford-Stuyvesant, constructed in 1899 and currently owned by Carlos Vega. The building has experienced several recurring maintenance issues, particularly with appliance functionality and building systems.

Most notably, there has been an ongoing refrigerator issue since March 2025 (currently open), and multiple access issues during inspections for cooking gas concerns in 2021, an electric/gas range problem in 2021, and an entire building heat/hot water complaint in 2021. The property has consistently failed to grant inspection access, leading to unresolved complaints and violations. The building has faced significant safety and compliance challenges, particularly during 2021 when multiple violations were issued regarding building access, bedbug reporting requirements, fire safety systems, and encumbrances in public areas.

These included concerns about a defective fire egress system, improper ladder access to the scuttle roof, and missing safety notices for carbon monoxide detectors and smoke alarms. While rodent inspections have been consistently passed since 2015, more recent concerns about proper documentation and access to inspectors emerged in 2022-2024, including a $2,500 penalty for failure to provide inspector access during construction work. Two open violations from 2021 remain unresolved, including concerns about a key-operated lock at the scuttle ladder closet and a stop-work order related to a plumbing permit suspension in 2019 that was later dismissed.