1049 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, NY 11238

The three-story, two-family residential building at 1049 Fulton Street in Clinton Hill, owned by William Manuel, has experienced several notable incidents in recent years, most prominently in 2021 when multiple safety and compliance concerns were raised simultaneously. A fire escape safety complaint was filed on June 24, 2021, which prompted investigations by both the Department of Housing Preservation and Development and the Department of Buildings; while no violations were ultimately issued regarding the fire escape, two separate complaints about possible illegal conversions were recorded with the Department of Buildings during this period.

Both illegal conversion complaints were initially problematic in that inspectors were unable to gain access during their first attempts (in November 2020 and June 2021), though one was resolved by September 2021 with no violations found at the time of inspection. The building's history also includes two other Department of Buildings investigations related to unspecified permit issues in 2021, with the inspector again unable to gain access during their second and final attempt in February 2022.

This pattern of access issues during inspections - both for fire escape evaluation and illegal conversion investigations - could suggest potential concerns about building access protocols or notification procedures. The most recent documented activity on record shows that while various complaints have been made and investigated over the years, the majority have either been closed without violations or were related to concerns that were not substantiated during inspections, such as the fire escape safety complaint and the illegal conversion allegations.