687 Watkins Street, Brooklyn, NY 11212

The two-story, four-unit residential building at 687 Watkins Street in Brownsville, owned by Corinthia Mashall-marquez and constructed in 1930, has experienced several maintenance issues in recent years that warrant attention. The most recent significant incident occurred in August 2023, when the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) received a complaint about unsanitary conditions related to pests, though inspectors were unable to gain access and the complaint was subsequently closed in March 2024.

Notably, in February 2022, the building experienced multiple interconnected issues primarily affecting apartment 2F, including problems with heat and hot water, water supply, and a concerning infestation of roaches and mice that required abatement. During this period, HPD identified several violations related to safety systems in unit 2F, including defective smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, malfunctioning self-closing doors, and issues with the heating system access in the cellar. More recent inspections in 2023 and 2024 have focused on bedbug reporting compliance, with violations issued for failure to file annual bedbug reports as required under Housing Maintenance Code (HMC) regulations.

These violations, classified as "A," have since been closed. The building's management has maintained records showing zero infested dwelling units, zero eradicated units, and zero re-infested units in the most recent bedbug reporting period (2022-2023), as well as in previous reporting periods from 2019-2020 and 2018-2019. The property, classified as a "New Law Tenement," continues to face challenges related to maintenance and safety systems, particularly regarding timely repairs and compliance with housing regulations, though there has been some improvement in pest control management as evidenced by the most recent bedbug reports showing no units affected.