74 Graham Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11206

The three-story, two-unit Old Law Tenement building at 74 Graham Avenue in Williamsburg, owned by Elie Hakoun and dating back to 1931, has experienced several significant maintenance issues over the past five years. Most notably, in early 2021, the building faced multiple interconnected problems including a building-wide heat and hot water outage, water supply plumbing issues, and a slow water leak - all of which prompted emergency responses from the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD).

The building's emergency systems were also of concern in December 2019, when HPD was called to investigate both carbon monoxide detector functionality and electrical lighting problems, though access issues prevented inspections in these areas. While the building underwent these various infrastructure challenges, it is worth noting that there have been no reported bedbug infestations in the current reporting period from November 2023 to October 2024, with zero incidents of infestation, eradication, or re-infestation recorded.

The pattern of access issues preventing inspections in both 2021 and 2019 raises some concern, as HPD was unable to verify the reported conditions in multiple instances, though some complaints were investigated with no violations found. The building's documented history suggests recurring issues with both basic services (heat, water) and safety systems (carbon monoxide detection), though more recent records indicate a period of relative stability, with no new major complaints filed in the past two years.