739 Pennsylvania Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11207

739 Pennsylvania Avenue is a 3-story, 6-unit New Law Tenement building constructed in 1930 and currently owned by Minnie Nettles. The building's maintenance history reveals several significant issues over recent years, with the most pressing concern being an active violation (as of September 2024) for failing to file required Low-Pressure External Inspections between 2018 and 2023, with multiple related citations still pending response.

In 2021-2022, there were substantial violations regarding unauthorized commercial use of the cellar space, including installation of an unlawful gas range and kitchen sink, though the complaint was inspected without access being granted for verification. The building has experienced recurring maintenance issues, particularly in 2022, with multiple complaints regarding paint and plaster conditions in both walls and ceilings. A series of violations documented in October 2022 highlighted multiple maintenance concerns, including the need to address roach infestations in apartments 2F and 2R, broken doors, and self-closing door issues that affected safety egress.

More recently, the property has maintained a consistent record of timely bedbug reporting with zero infestation cases reported between 2021 and 2024, though there was an active bedbug violation noted in 2023. While the building has passed rodent inspections in 2012 and 2019, it remains to be seen how the current outstanding violations and recent complaint regarding construction lead dust, filed in August 2022 and still marked as in progress, will be resolved. The property has demonstrated some responsiveness to violations, as indicated by multiple citations being marked as "Closed," though many current violations remain active as of 2024.