118 Covert Street, Brooklyn, NY 11207

The property at 118 Covert Street in Bushwick, owned by Paul Lindsay, is a two-story, two-family house built in 1920. The building has experienced persistent utility issues throughout 2023-2025, with multiple power outages documented between May 7-27, 2025, including three immediate emergencies. There are also recurring problems with cooking gas, with at least three emergency complaints in May 2025 alone.

An earlier cluster of issues occurred in August 2023, involving heat/hot water problems and cooking gas concerns, some of which were classified as building-wide conditions. These recent utility issues have resulted in multiple HPD violations, suggesting ongoing infrastructure challenges despite temporary closures of individual complaints. The second-floor apartment (2NDFLO) has several open Housing Maintenance Code violations as of January 2023, including inadequate heat supply, defective carbon monoxide detectors, insufficient gas supply to kitchen fixtures, lack of hot water, and a mouse infestation.

The first-floor apartment (2FLOOR) also had violations documented in December 2022 regarding gas and hot water issues. While a rodent inspection in April 2025 passed, there have been multiple instances of rat activity recorded in compliance inspections between 2021-2024, including results indicating the application of bait in 2022. Of particular note is the building's history of inadequate utility services and pest control, with multiple documented complaints and violations over the past decade. The most recent open violations and repeated service requests suggest that some conditions persist despite the property's age and two-family classification.