942 Utica Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11203

The three-story, four-unit residential building at 942 Utica Avenue in East Flatbush, owned by Laura Francis, has experienced a series of notable issues since 2022, with the most recent concerns occurring between 2023-2024. Of particular concern is the building's plumbing system, which has been the subject of multiple complaints, including a 2023 non-emergency water supply issue that resulted in an inspection attempt by HPD inspectors, though they were unable to gain access to complete the investigation.

The property has also been subject to repeated issues regarding bedbug reporting compliance, receiving Class A violations in 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024 for failure to file the required annual bedbug reports, though the most recent filing for the period of November 2022 through October 2023 shows no infested units or eradication issues. The building has experienced multiple health-related complaints, particularly in 2022-2024, with several food establishment violations recorded by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) concerning food safety practices, including sodium warnings, bare hand contact with food, food worker hygiene, and foreign objects in food - though all these complaints were ultimately addressed and closed.

More recent health-related service requests in 2024 involved multiple unsanitary animal complaints regarding dogs, with at least one complaint noting a previous related complaint about the same location. While the building has had various maintenance and compliance issues over the years, there is evidence that many of these problems were addressed, as indicated by the "closed" status of most service requests and violations, though the recurring nature of some complaints suggests ongoing oversight challenges.