314 Covert Street, Brooklyn, NY 11237

314 Covert Street is a 3-story, 6-unit residential building in Bushwick, built in 1906 and currently owned by 314 Covert Realty, LLC. The building has experienced recurring maintenance issues over recent years, with the most significant recent incident occurring in September 2024 involving heat and hot water outages. Prior to this, there were multiple water-related issues in August 2023, including two heavy flow water leak complaints and a sewage-related unsanitary condition, all of which were investigated by HPD but resulted in no violations.

The building has a documented history of heat and hot water problems, with similar complaints filed in April and September 2021, though inspections were unable to gain access to verify the conditions. The property underwent several code compliance inspections in 2018, revealing multiple violations related to safety signage requirements, including notices about carbon monoxide detectors, smoke detector requirements, and gas leak procedures, though most of these were certified as corrected by June 2018. A bedbug reporting requirement violation was noted in both 2021 and 2022 inspections, but recent bedbug reports from 2023-2024 show no infested or re-infested units.

The building's most recent rodent inspections in 2024 and 2025 resulted in passing grades, though there was one recorded instance of rat activity in March 2024. The property has had multiple water-related issues and sanitation concerns over the years, including a period of pest problems in 2020. The building's 2019 curb cut complaint was closed with no violations found.