741 Shepherd Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11208

741 Shepherd Avenue is a 2-story, 3-unit New Law Tenement building constructed in 1920 and currently owned by David Desilva. The property has experienced several significant maintenance issues over recent years, with the most pressing concerns being open violations related to bedbug reporting requirements (from 2022-2024) and multiple safety-related violations documented in October 2022, including the need to post smoke detector requirements, carbon monoxide detector requirements, and gas leak procedures.

The building has also faced various infrastructure challenges, as evidenced by a cluster of housing maintenance code complaints in January 2022, including issues with water leaks, ventilation systems, cabinets, doors, ceiling plaster/paint, and flooring, though many of these inspections could not be completed due to lack of access. A broken window guard safety complaint was filed and closed in mid-2022, and there was a plumbing issue with the water supply in July 2021. More recent inspections have shown some rat-related concerns, with the building failing an inspection in September 2018.

The property has multiple open violations that require attention, including those related to lead-based paint hazard control in apartment 2R, various notification posting requirements, and the need to maintain self-closing doors at the building entrance. While some historical issues have been resolved, such as a plumbing complaint from July 2021 and various rodent inspections that passed between 2011-2018, the persistence of multiple open violations suggests ongoing maintenance and regulatory compliance challenges. The building's last recorded violation from April 2024 indicates an outstanding requirement to file the annual bedbug report, while earlier notable violations from October 2022 included requirements for smoke detector notifications, carbon monoxide detector notifications, and gas leak procedures that need to be properly posted and maintained.