65 Kent Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11249

This three-story, two-family house at 65 Kent Avenue in Williamsburg was built in 1910 and is currently owned by 65 Kent Avenue LLC. The property has experienced several significant incidents over the past few years, with the most recent being a plumbing-related water supply issue in July 2024, which was investigated by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) and resulted in no violations being issued. The building has faced multiple food establishment-related complaints, including a food poisoning incident (2024, in progress), rodent/insect concerns (2023), and dishwashing utensil issues (2024), though HPD inspections generally found no violations.

A concerning pattern of food poisoning incidents is noted, with cases in 2024 and 2022 involving three or more individuals, though the 2022 case was determined to be isolated. In May 2019, the building underwent inspections for multiple emergency complaints including safety (fire escape), general (cooking gas), appliance (electric/gas range), and flooring issues, all of which were closed without violations being issued. The property has maintained a clean record regarding bedbug infestations over the past five reporting periods (2020-2025), with no units affected or requiring eradication.

A rodent inspection in February 2024 resulted in a passing grade. There were also two Department of Buildings complaints in 2021 regarding an illegal advertising sign and work contrary to a stop work order, but both were found to have no violations upon inspection. The building has an active permit from 2018 for unspecified work, classified as EW (Emergency Work).