63 South 4th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11249

63 South 4th Street is a three-story, four-unit Old Law Tenement building constructed in 1910 and currently owned by Robert Silverblatt. The property has experienced several maintenance issues over the past few years, with three emergency complaints recorded between late 2021 and early 2022, specifically regarding heat/hot water, unsanitary conditions (mold), and plumbing/water supply problems. The building has also faced administrative challenges, receiving bedbug reporting violations in 2021, 2022, and 2023, though recent reports from 2023-2024 show no infested units.

There have been multiple rodent inspections between 2017 and 2022, with initial inspections indicating rat activity in late 2017, though subsequent inspections showed improvement, with the most recent inspection in December 2022 passing. Significantly, the property was found to have substantial safety issues in 2019, when four out of nine masonry steps at the main entrance were reported as severely broken, creating tripping hazards. This violation was documented by the Department of Environmental Protection and required resolution.

The building's maintenance history shows regular permit activity from 2019 through 2021, with multiple permits being issued for plumbing and exterior work. Most recently, the building successfully passed a rodent inspection in December 2022 and has maintained a clean record for bedbug infestations in the most recent reporting periods, suggesting some improvement in pest management. While the building has had its share of maintenance challenges, the absence of new complaints since early 2022 indicates a period of relative stability, though the age of the building and history of various maintenance issues suggest ongoing attention to building systems may be required.