205 East 52nd Street, Brooklyn, NY 11203

The three-story, six-unit residential building at 205 East 52nd Street in Flatbush, owned by Tod Brown, has experienced significant maintenance and regulatory challenges in recent years. Most notably, there is an ongoing series of open violations related to bedbug reporting requirements, with violations recorded annually from 2021 through 2024 under Housing Maintenance Code § HMC. The building also has five active violations as of 2023 related to failures to file external low-pressure inspections for the years 2018-2022, which were issued between April and June 2023.

The most recent violation history shows compliance issues with safety and maintenance requirements, including a 2019 cluster of violations that had significant implications for resident safety and comfort. These included requirements to repair fire-retardant plaster in the third-story skylight area, maintain proper gas leak emergency notices, address defective fire doors in a third-floor apartment, and complete various repairs in a specific apartment unit (3F), including sink waste line connections and door self-closing mechanisms. Prior to these, in July 2019, violations were issued for various administrative code requirements, including painting requirements and proper notice postings, all of which have since been closed.

Of historical note, there was an illegal conversion complaint filed in April 2023, though the inspector was unable to gain access to verify the complaint. The building, constructed in 1931 and classified as a New Law Tenement, has experienced ongoing compliance issues related to both safety regulations and pest control reporting requirements. While some historical violations have been resolved, the pattern of recurring bedbug report violations and multiple unaddressed low-pressure inspection filings suggest persistent challenges with building maintenance and regulatory compliance.