687 Ralph Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11212

The two-story, four-unit tenement building at 687 Ralph Avenue in Brownsville, owned by Lester Durant, has experienced several recurring compliance issues over recent years. Most notably, there have been persistent violations related to bedbug reporting requirements, with open violations documented in 2021, 2022, and 2023-2024 indicating the building's failure to file the necessary annual bedbug reports as required by Housing Maintenance Code § HMC.

These violations, while classified as Class A, which generally indicates a lesser degree of urgency compared to Class B violations, represent ongoing administrative compliance issues. The building has also encountered some service-related challenges, most notably a heat and hot water complaint filed in January 2021, though this complaint was closed due to the Department of Housing Preservation and Development's inability to gain access to inspect the reported conditions.

On a more positive note, the building successfully passed rodent inspections in both 2017 and 2018, suggesting adequate pest control measures during those periods. The property, constructed in 1930, has maintained its original structure as stipulated under the New Law Tenement classification, which typically applies to older buildings built before the 1930s housing lot regulations.