705 Crescent Street, Brooklyn, NY 11208

The three-story Class A building at 705 Crescent Street in East New York, owned by Chung Kit Cheung and constructed in 2004, has experienced recurring issues with heat and hot water systems, particularly evident from multiple complaints between 2018 and 2022. Most recently, in March 2022, the building faced simultaneous heat/hot water and cooking gas issues that resulted in violations, with specific problems documented in apartment 3RDFL including inadequate gas supply, missing smoke detector, roach infestation, defective self-closing doors, and insufficient heat and hot water, all of which were certified as corrected by March-April 2022.

The building's maintenance history shows several emergency complaints requiring HPD intervention, with the most significant cluster of issues occurring in 2018 when inspectors were repeatedly unable to access apartments to verify reported heat and hot water problems. Currently, there are open violations related to bedbug reporting requirements from 2023-2024, though previous bedbug reports (2021 and 2022 filings) indicated zero infested units and no eradication or re-infestation issues.

An inspection from April 2012 passed with no rodent issues noted, suggesting that while there have been various maintenance challenges, some previous infestations have been addressed. The building has a documented pattern of heat and hot water problems spanning multiple years, with the most recent significant cluster of violations occurring between 2021-2022, though many of these were subsequently resolved through HPD intervention. The heating system access issue noted in 2022, where access to the basement boiler room was reportedly locked, raises potential concerns about emergency maintenance access.