1778 Pitkin Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11212

1778 Pitkin Avenue is a 3-story, 3-unit residential building located in Brownsville, constructed in 2006 and currently owned by Segev Alon. The building has experienced ongoing maintenance and safety concerns over the years, with the most recent issues occurring in August 2023 when the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) received multiple complaints about unsanitary conditions (pests), window frame problems, and ceiling issues. Unfortunately, HPD was unable to gain access for inspection, and these complaints were closed without resolution confirmation.

The building has a documented history of bedbug reporting requirements being violated, with violations recorded in 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024 regarding the failure to file annual bedbug reports as required by the Housing Maintenance Code. Additional concerning violations were recorded in January 2018, particularly affecting Apartment 1 on the first story, including issues with carbon monoxide detector functionality, heating system maintenance, and smoke detector presence, along with a general access issue to the building's heating system. Despite these challenges, the property has maintained a regular bedbug reporting history since 2019 showing zero infested units and successful eradication in each reporting period, though the violations remain on record.

The building has successfully passed rodent inspections in 2010 and 2019, indicating good pest control practices in those instances. While there have been several maintenance issues documented over the years, including the recent August 2023 complaints, these do not appear to constitute emergency violations and have been classified as non-emergency. The most pressing concerns appear to be related to safety equipment (carbon monoxide and smoke detectors) and heating system access, which were documented as open violations in 2018 and remain unresolved in the system.