70 George Street, Brooklyn, NY 11206

70 George Street is a 3-story, 6-unit Old Law Tenement building constructed in 1931 and owned by Yuen Ip, located in Bushwick. The property has experienced several maintenance and safety issues over the past few years, with the most recent cluster of complaints occurring in March 2025, including plumbing problems (basin/sink, toilet), electrical issues (lighting, outlet/switch), a water leak (damp spot), flooring concerns, and ceiling plaster problems.

While many of these recent complaints were ultimately closed without violations, several inspections did result in violations that required attention. The building has active complaints as of March 2025 regarding illegal vent/exhaust systems and possible illegal conversion, though the inspection for the latter was unable to gain access. Historically, the building experienced significant issues in late 2021 with heat/hot water problems throughout the entire building and a power outage.

There is also a notable pattern of rat activity, with multiple inspections between 2024 and 2025 showing rodent activity, though two recent inspections in 2024 and 2025 reported passing results. The building has current active violations for failure to file external low-pressure inspections for 2022 and 2023, and it was previously cited for unpermitted work in 2021 related to a newly constructed bathroom in the basement, which remains an active violation with a $1,250 penalty. Importantly, however, the building's bedbug reporting from 2021 through 2025 shows zero reported infestations, and an initial rodent inspection in 2025 resulted in a passing score, suggesting some improvements in pest management.