70 Clermont Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11205

70 Clermont Avenue is a 3-story, 3-unit residential building located in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, built in 2002 and currently owned by Jacob Kellner. The building has experienced several notable issues, particularly regarding safety and maintenance compliance. Most recently, from 2021-2024, there have been four open violations related to the failure to file annual bedbug reports, and multiple active ECB violations issued between 2020-2021 with penalties totaling $25,000 for non-compliance with the Commissioner's orders.

The building underwent significant structural inspection in 2018, revealing problems with cracked bricks, sagging lintels, and masonry footings at the front of the building, which were addressed under permit #321929767 issued in June 2019. During 2018, there was a concerning series of utility issues including multiple power outages and cooking gas problems, along with a broken window guard incident in apartment 2. The building has faced recurring rodent issues, with inspections from 2017-2019 showing persistent rat activity, though the most recent inspections from 2019 showed failed compliance for "Other Reasons" in relation to rodent control. The property has had multiple Department of Buildings violations that remained active as of 2019, including failure to certify correction of immediately hazardous violations.

The ECB violations from 2020-2021 included several penalties for failure to maintain building codes, with specific violations related to the structural integrity of the building's exterior. While there have been various service requests and complaints over the years, many were closed without violation issuance, and some were duplicated complaints that required verification. The building's recent history has shown some pattern of delayed compliance with regulatory requirements, particularly regarding bedbug reporting and various structural maintenance obligations. The most significant structural concerns were addressed with the 2019 permit work, which was signed off as completed in January 2021.