70 Steuben Street, Brooklyn, NY 11205

70 Steuben Street is a 3-story, 6-unit Old Law Tenement building in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, built in 1905 and currently owned by Shaun Lyndas. The building has experienced persistent pest issues, with multiple reports of unsanitary conditions related to pests in October 2018, though inspections were unable to gain access to verify these complaints.

More recently, there have been ongoing bedbug reporting violations under the Housing Maintenance Code from 2021 through 2024, with all these violations remaining open as of the current date. The building's rodent inspection history shows variable results between 2019 and 2022, with recorded rat activity in October 2019, April 2022, and June 2022, though it passed inspections in August 2020 and November 2019. Recent mechanical issues have also been documented, including a September 2023 Department of Buildings inspection that resulted in a violation related to the building's boiler system, noting multiple concerns including a leaking goose neck, missing thermal loop, inadequate lighting, and improper gas pipe installation.

Additionally, the building received a violation for failing to file the 2023 external low-pressure inspection, which remains active as of September 2024. The property has a history of inadequate response to safety inspections, including a pattern of HPD being unable to gain access to investigate reported conditions. While the building's age and class are characteristic of this Brooklyn neighborhood, the combination of pest violations, mechanical issues, and rodent activity suggests ongoing maintenance challenges that have persisted over multiple years.