76 Richardson Street, Brooklyn, NY 11211

76 Richardson Street is a 5-story, 20-unit residential building constructed in 1928 and currently owned by Waleska Mendez. The building has experienced recurring issues with heat and hot water systems, with apartment-specific complaints in December 2024 and previously in October 2022, and a building-wide incident in October 2022. In 2020, the building faced several violations and maintenance issues, particularly in Apartment 7, including plumbing problems (toilet flushing apparatus), water leakage, flooring issues, and concerns about self-closing doors.

The property has also dealt with various maintenance matters, including unsanitary conditions related to garbage storage (March 2024) and a pigeon waste complaint (August 2022), though most inspections resulted in no violations being found. Notably, there are several active and open violations from 2020 that warrant attention, including problems with self-closing doors, fire escape obstructions, and defective fire escape components. The building's infrastructure has faced challenges, as evidenced by a heavy water leak emergency in August 2020.

More recently, in June 2023, there was an Environmental Control Board violation regarding unauthorized occupancy of a combustible wood deck structure, with a significant penalty imposed. Fortunately, the building has maintained a clean record regarding bedbug infestations since 2021, with no reported cases in the annual reporting periods up to October 2024. The property has passed rodent inspections in both 2022 and 2019, and previous Department of Buildings complaints from 2018 were closed with no violations found.