700 Hancock Street, Brooklyn, NY 11233

The 3-story, 6-unit OLD LAW TENEMENT at 700 Hancock Street in Bedford-Stuyvesant, owned by Moshe Baum and built in 1910, has had recurrent maintenance issues over recent years. The building has experienced multiple heat and hot water problems, with emergency complaints logged in 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022, though inspections by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) found no violations in connection with these complaints.

There have been significant issues with unsanitary conditions, including mold (2022) and pests (2019), both of which received emergency response but resulted in no violations. Major ongoing concerns include several open Class C violations from 2022 related to heating system access and hot water availability, as well as recurring issues with the annual bedbug reporting requirement for which multiple Class A violations were issued between 2020-2024. The building has faced serious compliance challenges, as evidenced by multiple active Department of Buildings (DOB) violations displaying patterns of failure to maintain required inspections and certifications.

These include multiple violations for failing to file external low pressure inspections from 2018-2023, as well as several ECB violations in 2021 for non-compliance with HPD orders, including a notable active violation with a penalty balance of $6250. Inspection results have shown mixed results for rodent control, with recent inspections in 2022, 2024, and 2025 passing, though there were multiple failures in 2015-2017. The building's permit history shows one issued permit in 2018 for unspecified work under job number 321097353.