890 Belmont Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11208

890 Belmont Avenue is a 2-story, 4-unit residential building constructed in 1930, currently owned by Damoya Hall-Reid and classified as a New Law Tenement. The property has experienced several significant maintenance and safety issues over the past few years, with the most pressing concerns being the failure to file annual bedbug reports from 2021 to 2024, as evidenced by multiple open A-class violations. In early 2019, the building had serious safety concerns, including broken window guards and the absence of carbon monoxide detectors, which resulted in both emergency and open violations requiring correction.

Between late 2018 and early 2019, there were two separate instances of heat and hot water issues affecting individual apartments, though these problems were reportedly resolved. The building has a documented history of infrastructure and safety violations, including multiple Environmental Control Board (ECB) violations related to the cellar level conditions, where inspections revealed removed floor tiles, missing fire stoppers, exposed electrical wiring, and inadequate emergency lighting systems. These violations from 2019 resulted in substantial penalties, totaling over $8,000.

Though some ECB violations were subsequently resolved, there were continued compliance issues with multiple follow-up violations issued through 2020. A significant improvement was noted in 2023, with a passed rodent inspection indicating improved sanitation conditions. The most recent violation-related complications stemmed from issues in 2020 regarding failure to certify corrections on immediately hazardous violations. The building's documented history shows a pattern of maintenance challenges, particularly regarding safety systems and common area upkeep, though there have been no new reported issues since 2023.