28 Throop Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11206

The three-story, six-unit old law tenement building at 28 Throop Avenue in Williamsburg, owned by Rose Lefkowitz and built in 1931, has experienced several significant structural and maintenance issues over recent years. Most notably, in 2020-2021, serious structural concerns were documented, including multiple violations related to the building's leaning condition, with reports indicating the structure was tilting approximately 8 inches towards the adjacent property at 30 Throop Avenue.

These violations, documented through both Department of Buildings (DOB) and Environmental Control Board (ECB) violations, included findings of the building being out of plumb and in a state of disrepair, though records indicate these ECB violations were eventually resolved with associated penalties. The building has also faced various maintenance challenges, including a housing maintenance code violation in 2021 regarding the failure to file an annual bedbug report, though subsequent filings through 2024 show no bedbug infestations have been reported.

More recently, in 2024, there were two food establishment-related complaints investigated by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), one regarding rodent/insect/garbage issues and another concerning permit violations, both of which have been closed. Additionally, the building has experienced some accessibility and compliance issues, as evidenced by multiple Department of Buildings complaints in 2023-2024 regarding access denial for inspections related to illegal commercial use and construction work beyond approved plans, though these complaints were ultimately marked as closed. The property has maintained an active record of compliance with bedbug reporting requirements since 2019, consistently showing zero infested or re-infested units in its annual filings.