2768 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11207

2768 Atlantic Avenue is a three-story, two-family residential building located in East New York, built in 1920 and currently owned by Anthony Williams. The property has experienced recurring structural and maintenance issues, particularly between 2021 and 2022, when multiple violations were documented regarding exterior wall conditions.

These included significant concerns about bulging and cracking on the fourth-story wall near the fire escape, leading to emergency work orders requiring the installation of a sidewalk shed and the retention of licensed contractors for repairs. The building received multiple Department of Buildings (DOB) violations in 2021-2022 for failure to maintain the building wall and for not complying with Commissioner's orders regarding repairs, though some violations were ultimately dismissed by the Environmental Control Board (ECB). Recent health and maintenance issues include a September 2024 rat sighting reported to the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, which resulted in violations that require follow-up inspections.

The building's rodent control history shows a pattern of problems, with failed inspections in 2024, 2010, and multiple instances of rat activity reported between 2009 and 2017, though it has passed several subsequent compliance inspections. The property has also been subject to complaints about unauthorized after-hours work and permit issues in early 2025, though inspections did not warrant violations in these cases. Despite these ongoing challenges, the building appears to have addressed some of its structural deficiencies, as evidenced by inspections showing no current active violations for building maintenance as of early 2025, though an active DOB violation from 2021 regarding emergency work compliance remains on record.