702 Leonard Street, Brooklyn, NY 11222

The three-unit, three-story building at 702 Leonard Street in Greenpoint, owned by Sergiusz Jaworuk and dating back to 1901, has experienced several significant maintenance issues in recent years. Most notably, there was a concerning pattern of pest-related complaints, with two unsanitary conditions related to pests filed in 2024 (one emergency and one non-emergency) and an open Class C violation from June 2024 regarding a roach infestation in Apartment 2.

The building has also faced accessibility issues during inspections, with multiple complaints about doors (including an emergency door-related complaint in September 2024) where HPD inspectors were unable to gain access for proper evaluation. Additional maintenance concerns have been documented, including a heat and hot water complaint for the entire building in December 2023 (also resulting in failed access for inspection), and several housing maintenance code violations identified during a December 2023 inspection.

These violations included issues with building safety systems and maintenance requirements, such as improper posting of carbon monoxide detector requirements, smoke detector requirements, and gas leak procedures, as well as problems with self-closing doors in the entrance. While the building has passed rodent inspections as recently as 2013 and maintained a clean bedbug record with no infestations reported in the last three filings (most recent in 2024), the recent pattern of access issues during inspections and recurring pest complaints suggests ongoing maintenance challenges. The property received four violations in 2024 alone, with three open violations as of the most recent inspections.