686 Lorimer Street, Brooklyn, NY 11211
The 6-unit, 3-story old law tenement building at 686 Lorimer Street in Williamsburg, owned by Joel Fried and built in 1928, has experienced several notable maintenance and compliance events in recent years. The building has demonstrated consistent attention to pest management requirements, with bedbug reports filed annually and showing no infested units in the past four reporting periods from 2021 through 2025, though there were multiple violations recorded between 2021 and 2024 for failure to file the annual bedbug report in accordance with HPD rules.
The property faced a Department of Buildings (DOB) violation in 2023 for failure to file the 2018 external low pressure inspection, though this was later dismissed in 2024. Recent inspections reveal varying conditions, with a rodent inspection in July 2025 resulting in a failure "for Other Reasons." This marks a departure from past rodent inspection results, which showed consistent compliance with no issues reported between 2016 and 2019.
A DOB complaint was filed in October 2023 regarding work without a permit in the occupied multiple dwelling, though inspectors were unable to gain access during final attempts to verify the complaint. The building's maintenance history shows a mix of compliance and violation issues, though recent bedbug reporting compliance suggests improved attention to pest management protocols in the most current reporting period.
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Building Characteristics
Total units | 6 |
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Year built | 1928 |
Total area | 3900 sq ft |
Floors | 3 |
Tax Abatements | None |
Building Class | OLD LAW TENEMENT |

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