73 Orient Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11211

73 Orient Avenue is a 3-story, 9-unit residential building located in East Williamsburg and owned by Steven Ancona, dating back to 1920. The property has experienced recurring issues with heating and hot water, with the most recent building-wide complaint filed in November 2023, and previous incidents in December 2022 (multiple complaints), and July 2018.

These heating system problems have affected both whole-building and individual apartment units. The building has faced several maintenance challenges, including plumbing issues with steam pipes/risers in July 2020, ceiling paint/plaster problems in the same month (which received violations), and rodent activity reports in 2020 and September 2024, with the most recent inspection showing rat activity just before a passed compliance inspection in November 2024.

The building's violation history shows attention to safety concerns, particularly in July 2020 when various issues in Apartment 1 were documented, including a defective carbon monoxide detector, concerns about fire egress, broken plastered surfaces, door functionality, and a defective smoke detector - all of which received attention and were subsequently closed. The property has demonstrated compliance with bedbug reporting requirements in recent years, with the latest report (April 2024) showing no infested units during the reporting period, and previous periods also showing no infestations (June 2023 report). The building exhibits a pattern of maintenance requests that typically receive attention and resolution, though the recurring nature of heating system issues and rodent activity suggests ongoing challenges in these areas.