449 Keap Street, Brooklyn, NY 11211

449 Keap Street is a two-story, six-unit residential building owned by Shaye Falkowitz in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, constructed in 1910 and classified as a two-family house. The property has experienced recurring sewage-related issues, with documented complaints in 2024 and 2022, though both investigations by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and the Department of Housing Preservation and Development found no violations.

A more recent open violation from April 2023 pertains to a defective self-closing basement door in the public hall, while previous years saw multiple violations related to building safety requirements including the need for proper signage regarding gas leaks, carbon monoxide detection, and building registration – all of which were certified as corrected by July 2019. The building has maintained a consistent record of successful bedbug management, with all recent reports (2021-2024) showing zero infested or eradicated units, and no recorded re-infestations.

Rodent inspections have generally shown compliance, with the most recent passing inspection in December 2018, following some earlier failures in 2011 and 2013. The property's maintenance history shows both attention to regulatory compliance and some recurring issues, particularly related to sewage concerns and building safety requirements, though many historical violations have been resolved and no new violations have appeared in recent years that would significantly impact resident safety or comfort.