136 Winthrop Street, Brooklyn, NY 11225

The four-story, 4-unit residential building at 136 Winthrop Street in Prospect-Lefferts Gardens, owned by Joshua Marks, has experienced significant construction-related issues over the past several years. Between 2019 and 2022, there were multiple construction enforcement work orders and stop work orders, with at least seven instances of building violations issued for failure to comply with stop work orders.

These violations were primarily concentrated in early 2020, when the building faced several construction safety compliance actions that warranted immediate attention. While many of these violations were eventually dismissed or downgraded, the pattern of enforcement actions suggests a period of concerning construction management practices. More recently, the building has shown positive signs of maintaining habitability standards, with no recorded bedbug infestations in the past two annual reports (2023-2024 and 2024-2025).

The most recent complaint on record was from January 2022, regarding construction work beyond approved plans, though this investigation found no violations at the time of inspection. The building's management appears to have improved compliance efforts since the substantial number of violations in 2020-2021, as evidenced by the absence of new building violations or complaints in recent years. The property, built in 1905, remains classified as a Class A building, though it experienced notable challenges related to construction oversight and safety compliance in the early 2020s.