702 Sheffield Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11207

702 Sheffield Avenue is a 2-story, 4-unit New Law Tenement building located in East New York, constructed in 1922 and currently owned by Rita Williams. The building has experienced several significant maintenance issues over the years, with the most pressing being a series of heat and hot water outages in January 2022 that affected the entire building. Three emergency complaints were filed during this period, though HPD confirmed that heat and hot water were restored, with one of the complaints being noted as a duplicate report.

More recently, the building has been cited for multiple open violations related to safety documentation, including three consecutive annual bedbug report filing violations between 2022 and 2024, and several missing safety notices in January 2022 regarding smoke detectors, carbon monoxide detectors, gas leak procedures, and emergency contact information for the heating system. These violations suggest ongoing issues with building maintenance and safety compliance. The building's history also shows concern with pest management, as indicated by the multiple bedbug report violations, and a concerning pattern of rodent inspection results in 2009 (failed), 2010 (failed), and initial inspections in 2011 (passed) and 2012 (passed).

The numerous open violations from January 2022 regarding safety notices and the bedbug report requirements indicate potential ongoing challenges with building management responsiveness to regulatory requirements. While some heating issues were resolved in early 2022, the pattern of violations suggests that residents may experience recurring maintenance challenges. The building's history shows passing rodent inspections in 2011 and 2012, though it's worth noting that these inspections were conducted over a decade ago from the current date (July 2025).