158 Nassau Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11222

The 4-unit, 3-story tenement building at 158 Nassau Avenue in Greenpoint, owned by Paul Hutchinson & Chavannes Thomas, has significant and long-standing compliance issues dating back to 2018. The property has consistently failed to file required annual bedbug reports in accordance with Housing Maintenance Code requirements from 2021 through 2024, demonstrating ongoing non-compliance with basic tenant health and safety requirements.

Between 2018-2019, the building faced serious environmental issues, including hazardous conditions related to uncontained debris during roof repairs that created trip hazards and posed dangers to tenants, resulting in multiple violations with substantial penalties totaling $57,500, of which a $6,250 balance remains due as of 2023. The building's maintenance record shows persistent neglect of mandatory safety inspections, with active violations for failure to file 2018 external low-pressure inspection and 2017 boiler inspection reports, as well as non-compliance with correction orders for immediately hazardous violations.

The property's complaint history includes a 2018 incident involving falling debris that required intervention, and a 2019 complaint regarding an illegal storefront sign that was marked as a sign moratorium violation. While the building's age (1930) and classification as an "OLD LAW TENEMENT" are typical for the area, the consistent pattern of inspection failures, open violations, and penalties suggests a concerning trend of neglecting basic maintenance and safety requirements. The most recent bedbug report violation from April 2024 highlights ongoing compliance issues that affect tenant quality of life, though no recent environmental or structural issues have been documented in 2023-2025.