97 South 3rd Street, Brooklyn, NY 11249

97 South 3rd Street is a 6-story, 7-unit residential building in Williamsburg, constructed in 2001 and currently owned by Jake Roth. The building has experienced several maintenance issues over the past few years, with the most significant being water leak complaints in July 2020 (both slow leak and damp spot), which the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) could not inspect due to access issues. Prior to this, in September 2018, there was a ventilation system complaint that was inspected without any violations being issued.

The building had multiple Housing Maintenance Code violations identified in September 2018 related to safety notices and signage requirements, including missing carbon monoxide and smoke detector requirements notices, gas leak procedures, and building registration information. Most of these violations were certified as corrected by January 2019, though one violation related to electrical outlet safety caps remained open until July 2021. The building's elevator system has been a particular focus of attention, with a notable Environmental Control Board violation in May 2020 regarding missing door lock monitoring equipment, resulting in a $1,250 penalty.

There were also multiple permits issued between 2019 and 2022 for various maintenance and repair work, including electrical work and plumbing systems, though the specific nature of these projects is not detailed in the records. An elevator-related complaint from May 2020 resulted in an Oath Violation being served. Importantly, the building has maintained a clean record regarding bedbug infestations, with all annual reports from 2018 through 2024 showing zero infested units, zero eradicated units, and zero re-infested units.