728 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, NY 11238

728 Fulton Street in Fort Greene is a three-story, three-unit residential building constructed in 1995 and owned by Hezi Torati. The property has experienced several significant issues over recent years, most notably an ongoing failure to comply with bedbug reporting requirements from 2021-2024, with multiple active violations showing cumulative penalties exceeding $250,000. The building has also faced heating and hot water system problems, with complaints in November 2018 affecting the entire building, though inspectors were unable to gain access to verify the conditions.

More recently, there was an appliance-related issue reported in April 2023 regarding an electric/gas range, which was resolved by September 2023. The building's Department of Buildings records reveal a concerning pattern of regulatory non-compliance, particularly regarding construction work without proper permits in 2019, which resulted in multiple violations and two active ECB violations from 2020-2022 with penalties totaling $37,500. These violations relate to work done contrary to stop work orders, unauthorized construction, and failure to file required correction certificates.

Despite several inspections between 2019 and 2022, including a passed rodent inspection in July 2018, many of these violations remain unresolved. The building's history also includes several 311 complaints between 2018 and 2023, primarily focusing on heat and appliance issues, though most were resolved through inspections and corrections. The most recent violation was recorded in April 2024 regarding the failure to file annual bedbug reports, which appears to be a recurring compliance issue for the property.