1707 Caton Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11226

1707 Caton Avenue is a 4-story, 20-unit residential building constructed in 1913, currently owned by Prospect Park Apartments LLC. The property has experienced significant heat and hot water system issues in early 2025, with ten separate complaints filed between March 8 and April 9, all affecting the entire building. Though inspections were conducted, access was often not granted, and in some cases, heat and hot water were reportedly restored before or during inspections.

The building also faced some maintenance challenges in 2024, with violations recorded in December including a mouse infestation in apartment 72, illegal lock issues concerning the fire escape, and problems with tree obstruction at the north fire escape landing. While multiple open violations were noted in apartment 66 regarding missing escutcheon plates, evidence of mice infestation, and flooring defects, these appear to be related to common areas and individual units rather than building-wide systems. The property has shown progress in pest control, with no bedbug infestations reported in the last two annual reporting periods (2023-2024 and 2024-2025), though there was one reported incident in 2021-2022.

Recent inspections for rodent presence in 2022 and 2023 passed successfully, indicating improved pest management. A garbage/recycling storage issue was reported and inspected in April 2025, though HPD determined that the conditions did not violate housing laws. The building's external maintenance has also been monitored, with several sidewalk shed inspection complaints filed in 2024-2025, though most were closed with no violations found at the time of inspection or resulted in an Oath violation being served.