648 Sapphire Street, Brooklyn, NY 11208

The three-story, two-family house at 648 Sapphire Street in East New York, owned by Javier Chavarro and constructed in 1998, has experienced a series of concerning incidents primarily related to unauthorized modifications and occupancy issues. Most notably, the property was the subject of multiple violations between March and November 2022, including an illegal conversion incident in March 2022 involving unauthorized construction work on the first floor to create a bathroom and kitchen with associated plumbing and electrical systems, and the creation of an additional Class A apartment with kitchen and bathroom facilities.

The building's owner received substantial penalties totaling $10,000 for these violations, though records indicate these were resolved. There have also been more recent concerns, with an active complaint from March 2023 regarding Local Law 188/17 compliance inspections, for which access was denied on the first attempt.

The property's legal and regulatory history includes environmental control board violations relating to failure to comply with correction orders, and a documented rodent inspection from July 2012 that passed. A permit related to electrical work was issued in March 2019, though the specific scope of that work is not detailed in the available records. While most violations have been resolved, the pattern of illegal modifications and occupancy concerns, followed by compliance issues with correction orders, suggests ongoing monitoring of regulatory compliance would be prudent, despite these records being from a few years ago by current standards.