645 Halsey Street, Brooklyn, NY 11233

The three-story residential building at 645 Halsey Street in Bedford-Stuyvesant, owned by Ben Gold, was constructed in 2004 and contains three units. The property experienced significant maintenance issues in December 2020, with multiple complaints filed through the Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) department regarding unsanitary conditions (mold), plumbing problems (including toilet and sink issues), heat and hot water outages, and appliance malfunctions (including refrigerator problems). Many of these complaints could not be investigated due to lack of access, though some heat issues were reportedly resolved.

The building has since passed all rodent inspections conducted between 2022 and 2025, indicating no current pest problems, and bedbug reporting requirements have been met with no infestations reported in the last three annual filings. In terms of safety compliance, the building had a cluster of violations documented during a 2017 inspection of the third-floor apartment (unit 3) related to smoke detector and carbon monoxide detector requirements, as well as some physical maintenance issues including a defective closet door. These violations were certified as corrected in 2023.

The property has maintained regular bedbug and rodent inspections, with consistent findings of compliance. Most recently, in 2024-2025, there were no reported bedbug infestations, and all rodent inspections conducted in 2022, 2024, and 2025 resulted in passing grades. The building's management has addressed the routine requirements for annual bedbug reporting, though there were citations in 2021-2024 for failing to file these reports in accordance with HPD rules. The property has also demonstrated improvement in addressing maintenance issues since the 2020-2021 complaint period, with no recent history of similar widespread service requests.