1133 Sutter Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11208

1133 Sutter Avenue is a 2-story, 3-unit residential building located in East New York, built in 1925 and currently owned by Jing Zhong Chen. The property has experienced recurring issues with basic utility services, most recently evidenced by simultaneous problems with cooking gas, electrical power, and heat/hot water in September 2024, for which violations were issued in apartment 1R.

The building's maintenance history shows consistent challenges with compliance, including a pattern of heat and hot water issues, with an emergency complaint for building-wide heat/hot water problems in October 2021. Notable safety concerns include violations related to fire egress in 2022 for apartments 2F and 2R, where obstructing bars or unlawful gates were found on windows. Recent investigations have revealed an active Environmental Control Board violation from October 2021 regarding illegal occupancy and unauthorized modifications to create a Class A apartment in the cellar front, including an unlawful gas range and kitchen sink, for which a $2,500 penalty was imposed.

The building has shown some attention to pest management, with bedbug reports filed in 2023 and 2024 showing no infested units, and a rodent inspection in 2012 that passed. Historical records indicate a general pattern of maintenance challenges, with multiple Housing Maintenance Code violations issued over the past few years, including inadequate electricity, gas, and hot water systems in 1R, and access issues to the building's heating system in September 2024. While many violations have been closed, including those from 2022's bedbug reporting requirements and 2021's sewer issues, the building's recent utility service problems suggest ongoing infrastructure maintenance concerns.