449 Liberty Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11207

The 5-story, 10-unit building at 449 Liberty Avenue in East New York, owned by Claudiu Fatu, was completed in 2021 and has experienced multiple safety and compliance issues throughout its brief history. Most concerning is an active plumbing complaint from May 2025 regarding defective, leaking, or poorly maintained systems, which remains unresolved as of July 2025.

During construction in 2021, the property faced several serious violations, including multiple "Immediately Hazardous" ECB violations for which correction certifications were not provided until downgraded in 2022. Multiple stop work orders were issued and subsequently rescinded throughout 2020-2021 due to construction safety concerns, site conditions endangering workers, and inadequate fencing. Additional enforcement actions included sustainability compliance issues and construction safety compliance actions, though all these earlier violations were eventually closed.

The building's record shows a pattern of compliance challenges during its construction phase from late 2020 through 2021, including unpermitted work and inadequate training compliance matters. While most of these historical issues were resolved or dismissed by late 2021 and early 2022, the recent plumbing complaint from 2025 raises ongoing maintenance concerns. The property has not exhibited any documented violations or complaints in the year and a half following the construction phase, though the recent plumbing issue represents the first notable concern since late 2021.