743 Driggs Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11211

743 Driggs Avenue is a 6-story, 25-unit New Law Tenement building in Williamsburg, constructed in 1910 and currently owned by Martin Needelman. The building has experienced several significant maintenance issues in recent years, most notably a heat and hot water outage in January 2025 affecting the entire building. In December 2024, multiple violations were documented, including problems with flooring, various plumbing fixtures (toilet, bathtub/shower, sink), and general maintenance issues like wall paint/plaster conditions.

The building's most serious ongoing issues appear to be concentrated in apartment 4C, where there are multiple open violations from December 2024 related to water leaks, plumbing repairs, and various structural deficiencies including problems with cabinets, countertops, walls, and floors. The property has maintained an active compliance record for bedbugs, with no reported infestations in the past five years (2019-2024). Rodent inspections have shown mixed results, with failed inspections recorded in late 2023 and early 2019, though subsequent inspections have passed.

The building is currently subject to Local Law 188/17 compliance inspections as of May 2025. Historical records show various housing maintenance code complaints and violations between 2010-2025, including issues with electrical wiring, plumbing, construction safety compliance, and several building system failures that required inspection and violation issuance. Two ECB violations from January 2021 related to construction site safety were imposed but subsequently resolved. The building has undergone several permitted work activities between 2018-2021, including emergency work, though specific details of these permits require further examination through official channels.