72 Macon Street, Brooklyn, NY 11216

The three-story, two-family house at 72 Macon Street in Bedford-Stuyvesant, owned by Deon Grey and dating back to 1882, has experienced several notable maintenance and safety issues over the past few years. Most recently, in early 2023, there were complaints about door, floor, and wall conditions that were classified as both emergency and non-emergency issues; however, the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) was unable to gain access to conduct necessary inspections, resulting in these complaints being closed without resolution verification.

In August 2022, there was a series of concerning complaints regarding general cooking gas issues and problems with heat and hot water affecting the entire building; while some of these complaints were initially filed as emergencies, they were ultimately closed, with HPD also unable to gain access for thorough inspections. Looking further back, the property has had documented rodent sightings in 2020 and 2021, with the 2021 inspection finding violations, though the December 2020 inspection did not find any violations.

The building's maintenance history suggests recurring access issues for inspectors trying to verify complaints, raising concerns about the ability to address ongoing maintenance needs. The cluster of complaints in August 2022 regarding essential services like heat/hot water and cooking gas, combined with the more recent 2023 complaints about structural elements, indicates periods of significant maintenance challenges within the building.