773 Drew Street, Brooklyn, NY 11208

773 Drew Street is a three-story, two-unit residential building constructed in 1999 in East New York, currently owned by Richard Freeman. The property has experienced recurring maintenance issues, with the most pressing current concern being an open heat/hot water complaint filed in November 2024 affecting one of the apartments.

The building's maintenance history shows a pattern of violations, particularly in 2018, when multiple issues were documented including unsanitary conditions related to garbage storage, pest problems, heating system deficiencies, and various interior maintenance needs such as mold, window frame defects, and appliance issues. During that period, the building received several Housing Maintenance Code violations requiring repairs and corrections. The property is currently facing serious compliance issues with the Department of Buildings, including active ECB violations from 2018 related to occupancy without a valid Certificate of Occupancy, with penalties totaling $6,250.

These violations appear linked to historical problems with occupancy certification that have persisted since at least 2018, when multiple citations were issued. More recently, as of 2023-2024, the building has had issues with maintaining proper records and responding to inspections, most notably failing to verify corrections of immediately hazardous violations. While there have been periodic bedbug reports showing zero infestations between 2021-2022 and no reported re-infestations as of May 2023, the building's overall maintenance history suggests ongoing challenges with basic systems and timely repairs, culminating in open violations related to interior conditions such as defective flooring and plaster surfaces in apartment 2, as documented in November 2024.