850 New Lots Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11208

The two-story, four-unit building at 850 New Lots Avenue in East New York, owned by Calvin Griffiths, has experienced several maintenance issues in recent years, with a particular focus on safety concerns as of 2023-2024. Most notably, there are two open violations regarding bedbug reporting requirements from March and April 2024 that remain unresolved, along with an open violation (C-class) concerning a defective or missing self-closing door at the bulkhead in the public hall stairs on the second story.

The property has undergone multiple inspections and corrections in 2023, particularly affecting apartment 1F, where violations were found and subsequently certified as corrected in August 2023, including issues with bathroom and hallway ceiling paint, a defective bathroom door knob, and encumbrances in the public hall. A previous mold issue in 2021 affecting the bathroom wall in apartment 1F was properly addressed in early 2021. The building has maintained some positive compliance history, with successful resolution of various violations between 2021 and 2023, and it has consistently passed rodent inspections in 2011, 2012, and 2018.

Interestingly, while there were bedbug reports filed in 2021 (covering the period from late 2019 to late 2020) showing no infestations or treatments, the more recent open violations from 2024 suggest ongoing issues with maintaining required reporting standards, though the actual occurrence of infestations and treatments during this period is not specifically documented in the records. The building, constructed in 1930 and classified as a New Law Tenement, has experienced recurring bedbug reporting violations since 2021, with three consecutive years (2022-2024) showing non-compliance with the requirement to file annual reports with the HPD. These ongoing administrative issues regarding bedbug reporting, combined with the most recent open violations concerning safety features like self-closing doors, represent the primary challenges facing this property as of 2024.