747 Essex Street, Brooklyn, NY 11208

The three-unit residential building at 747 Essex Street in East New York, owned by Erry Kinlock, was constructed in 2006 and has experienced several maintenance issues over the past five years. Currently, as of April 2024, the building has open violations related to the annual bedbug report requirement under Section HMC, which had similar violations noted in previous years (2021-2023).

In 2020, the second-floor apartment (Apt 2) experienced multiple documented issues, including problems with a broken waste line connection at the bathroom wash basin (violation issued in November 2020), defective plaster surfaces and paint on the south wall (June 2020), as well as concerns regarding smoke detector and carbon monoxide detector functionality, door lock problems, and wall conditions - all of which remain as open violations. The building has undergone rodent inspections in 2012 and 2018, both of which passed.

A one-time violation from 2018 regarding the offering of the dwelling for non-residential purposes was resolved with no penalties imposed. The building's documented history includes several 311 service requests in 2020, with varying outcomes: violations were issued for plumbing (sink) and wall conditions, while inspections of the refrigerator, window pane, and door found no violations. The frequency of maintenance issues in 2020, particularly in Apt 2, suggests a period of significant upkeep needs, though recent years have seen fewer reported problems, with the most notable ongoing issue being the failure to file mandatory bedbug reports.