897 Knickerbocker Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11207

The four-story, six-unit New Law tenement building at 897 Knickerbocker Avenue in Bushwick, owned by Prashanth Rayapudi and dating back to 1910, has experienced several notable maintenance and compliance issues in recent years.

Most recently, in late 2023 through September 2024, there was a window frame-related complaint filed with both the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) and the Housing Maintenance Code, though inspectors were unable to gain access to verify the reported conditions. Prior to this, the building faced two significant Department of Buildings complaints in 2021-2022: one in November 2021 regarding unauthorized construction work that resulted in a Stop Work Order, though this was later fully rescinded in April 2022, and another in February 2022 concerning construction contrary to approved plans/permits.

On a positive note, the building has maintained a clean record regarding bedbug infestations, with the most recent bedbug reporting periods (ending October 2024 and October 2023) showing no confirmed cases of infestation, eradication, or reinfestation in any dwelling units. While the building has faced some maintenance challenges and compliance issues over the past few years, particularly concerning window conditions and construction-related matters, these problems appear to have been addressed, with no open violations or complaints currently on record as of October 2023.