676 Manhattan Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11222

The three-story, four-unit tenement building at 676 Manhattan Avenue in Greenpoint, owned by Young Sook Kim, has experienced several notable events affecting resident comfort and safety since 2021. Most significantly, there were building-wide heat and hot water issues reported in September 2022, leading to violations from the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) that same month. Additional violations were documented in 2022 concerning the need for repairs to the self-closing door, smoke detector, and carbon monoxide detector in apartment 2L, as well as hot water issues affecting the entire unit.

More recent concerns include active violations as of 2023 for failure to file external low pressure inspections for 2019, 2021, and 2022, suggesting potential maintenance oversight. The building's record shows consistent bedbug reporting compliance, with all three previous reports (2019-2022, 2020-2021, and 2021-2022) showing zero infested units, while the most recent report from April 2023 also indicates no infestations during the 2021-2022 period. Several safety inspections were conducted in late 2022, including tenant safety inspections in September and December, though no violations were found during these checks.

The property has also faced issues related to unauthorized work, with complaints in 2021 and 2023 regarding work without permits, though these complaints were not substantiated upon inspection. A significant historical event occurred in late 2019 with building shaking/vibration concerns that led to a temporary vacate order, though this was fully rescinded by January 2020. The building's environmental records show one ECB violation from 2022 regarding an unpermitted business sign installation, which was resolved with a penalty.