653 Liberty Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11207

The three-story, four-unit tenement building at 653 Liberty Avenue in East New York, owned by Elvin Tejeda, has faced several significant maintenance issues in recent years, particularly in 2023-2024. Most notably, there was a heating and hot water system failure reported in September 2023 that affected the entire building, which resulted in HPD inspections and violations.

The building currently has multiple open violations from September 2023, primarily affecting the third-floor apartment (3R), including issues with a leaking roof in the kitchen, water leaks, broken window components, and defective self-closing doors. More concerning are the active violations related to the boiler system, including one stating that a Weil-McLain unit was operating without proper sign-off, though there was a recent Oath Violation served in September 2023. The building has a history of boiler-related compliance issues, with multiple Department of Buildings violations issued between 2019 and 2024 for failure to file annual boiler and low-pressure inspection reports, including violations issued as recently as April 2023.

There are also outstanding ECB violations from September 2023 regarding a defective boiler spill switch, interior lighting issues, and corrosion of water heater flue, each carrying a penalty of $3,125. While the building's bedbug report from 2020-2019 showed no infestation, there have been multiple notifications since 2022 regarding the requirement to file annual bedbug reports. The only positive note in the building's history is a passed rodent inspection in 2012.