41 Newport Street, Brooklyn, NY 11212

41 Newport Street is a two-story, four-unit residential building located in Brownsville, constructed in 1930 and currently owned by 41 Newport Inb LLC. The building has experienced recurring maintenance issues over the past several years, with the most recent significant incident occurring in January 2025 involving a building-wide heat and hot water problem that resulted in violations from the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD). The property has a documented history of infrastructure challenges, particularly during a concentrated period in October 2020, when multiple violations were issued regarding plumbing (bathtub/shower and radiator), electrical (lighting), and window/ frame conditions.

In September 2021, there were multiple emergency maintenance issues requiring attention, including problems with water supply systems, doors, and flooring in the public areas, along with violations concerning fire safety and water leaks in the second-story public hall. The building's safety features were briefly compromised in 2022 when carbon monoxide and smoke detector violations were recorded in apartment 2F, though these were promptly addressed. Recent inspections and reports indicate that while the building has maintained compliance with bedbug reporting requirements since 2021, and has successfully passed rodent inspections in 2020, there was an environmental control board violation issued in 2020 regarding excessive combustible debris in the rear yard, which drew a penalty of $310.

Two significant safety-related complaints were filed in 2019-2020 regarding illegal conversion and blocked egress, though both complaints were closed without sustained violations. The building has demonstrated some issues with timely maintenance responses, as evidenced by the recent heat/hot water violation in 2025 and historical patterns of multiple violations being issued during concentrated periods of complaints. While some violations have been promptly addressed through the normal correction processes, several inspection dates show conditions requiring ongoing attention rather than immediate resolution.