674 Jamaica Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11208

The 3-unit, 3-story apartment building at 674 Jamaica Avenue in Cypress Hills, owned by Ronuk Vazirani, has been in operation since 1910 and has experienced several significant maintenance issues over recent years. Most notably, there are recurring Housing Maintenance Code (HMC) violations related to bedbug reporting requirements, with open violations recorded in April 2024, March 2023, February 2022, and April 2021, indicating an ongoing compliance issue with mandatory reporting procedures.

The building was subject to multiple violations in January 2018, including three separate citations for failing to properly post required safety notices regarding smoke detectors, carbon monoxide detectors, and the availability of housing information guides in both English and Spanish. Two critical violations from 2018 specifically affecting resident comfort included a lack of hot water at all fixtures in Apartment 2 and issues with access to the building's heating system in the cellar. These violations were subsequently closed, along with a violation from 2018 regarding access to the heating system's control.

The building underwent rodent inspections in 2012 and 2017, both of which passed, suggesting effective pest management prior to the more recent bedbug reporting violations. While some past violations have been resolved, the persistent nature of the bedbug report violations over multiple years, most recently in 2024, indicates an ongoing challenge with maintaining compliance with housing maintenance requirements, though these violations are administrative in nature and do not necessarily indicate active infestations. The building's age and history as a New Law Tenement are typical for this Brooklyn neighborhood, where such structures are common in areas developed during the early 20th century.