309 Montauk Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11208

The three-unit, three-story New Law tenement at 309 Montauk Avenue in East New York, owned by Dan Pritchett and constructed in 1930, has experienced several maintenance issues in recent years, particularly affecting apartment 3A. In January 2023, multiple emergency and non-emergency complaints were filed and subsequently addressed, including problems with plumbing fixtures (toilet and sink), door and window issues, flooring concerns, kitchen appliances, wall maintenance, and the presence of unsanitary conditions with pests.

A notable cluster of housing code violations emerged in January 2023, most of which remain open as of October 2024, including concerns about missing or defective smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, bedbug reporting compliance, window guards, kitchen cabinets, sink plumbing, bathroom tiles, interior doors, and a problematic air conditioning unit obstructing egress from a fire escape window. More recent developments include an open bedbug reporting violation from April 2024 and two complaints filed in July 2024 regarding fence height and illegal conversion, with the fence violation resulting in a civil penalty of $6,250.

Despite these ongoing issues, the building passed a rodent inspection in May 2012. The most recent bedbug report (February 2023) for the filing period 2021-2022 showed no infested or re-infested units. The building has a documented history of maintenance challenges, particularly affecting the third floor, with several violations remaining unresolved more than two years after their initial reporting.