586 Manhattan Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11222

586 Manhattan Avenue is a 3-story, 6-unit Old Law Tenement building in Greenpoint, built in 1931 and currently owned by Alex Kaskel. The property has experienced several recent maintenance issues, with significant emergencies in July 2024 including both heat/hot water problems affecting the entire building and an electrical power outage. These resulted in violations from the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), though no violations were issued for the electrical issues.

Earlier in 2023, there were water supply problems that required emergency attention. The building has consistently met bedbug reporting requirements since 2021, with no infestations reported in any of the annual filings from 2020-2025. A rodent inspection in January 2023 also passed. The property underwent some concerning activities in 2022 and early 2023, with multiple complaints about unauthorized construction work, including work without permits and excessive debris.

These complaints led to an Environmental Control Board violation regarding unauthorized interior demolition work in all 6 units, though this was marked as resolved with an associated penalty. The building's heating system maintenance has been somewhat problematic, with open violations as of August 2024 regarding access to the heating system in the cellar/boiler room. The owner has maintained compliance with housing maintenance code requirements, though there was one notable violation in 2023 regarding the failure to file the annual bedbug report. A minor violation was issued in 2023 related to low-pressure system inspection requirements, but this was dismissed in December 2023.