306 East 51st Street, Brooklyn, NY 11203

This 4-unit, 2-story New Law Tenement building at 306 East 51st Street in East Flatbush, owned by Joel Retek, has experienced recurring maintenance issues over the past several years, with the most recent cluster of complaints occurring in September 2023 involving unsanitary conditions (pests), water leaks, flooring issues, and wall problems. The building has documented pest infestations in multiple units (1R and 2R) in 2022 and 2023, respectively, leading to violations for mice infestation in Apartment 2R (August 2023) and Apartment 1R (June 2022).

Other maintenance concerns include plumbing issues (toilet problems in 2022), and building infrastructure concerns such as flooring, walls, and water leaks, though most recent inspections in 2023 found no violations for these issues. The building's history also includes a notable violation from 2018 regarding failure to comply with an ECB order and filing requirements with penalties, though this has since been resolved.

Notably, the property has maintained a clean record regarding bedbug infestations in recent years, with annual reports consistently showing no infested or re-infested units between 2021 and 2024. While maintenance issues have been persistent, most recent complaints from September 2023 were addressed promptly, with inspections showing no violations were issued for the reported problems. A plumbing permit was issued in August 2018, though there are no records indicating what specific work was performed under this permit.