160 Martense Street, Brooklyn, NY 11226

The 3-story, 3-unit tenement building at 160 Martense Street in Flatbush, owned by Donald Gulliver and constructed in 1915, has a significant history of regulatory compliance issues over the past several years. Most notably, there is an ongoing pattern of non-compliance with Housing Maintenance Code requirements regarding annual bedbug reporting, with violations recorded in April 2024, March 2023, March 2022, and April 2021.

Between 2018 and 2021, the building experienced multiple violations related to unauthorized construction work, particularly concerning an illegally constructed shed in the backyard (approximately 20'x20') and a wooden counter structure, which led to five separate Environmental Control Board (ECB) violation notices totaling penalties of $16,975. These ECB violations were ultimately resolved, with the final penalty of $3,125 paid in 2021.

The Department of Buildings also issued a violation in October 2018 regarding failure to certify corrections on immediately hazardous violations, though this was dismissed in August 2021. More recently, from 2020 to 2021, three work permits were issued (job number 322024279) through the Department of Buildings, suggesting some remediation or authorized work was eventually undertaken. While most historical violations have been resolved, the current outstanding bedbug reporting violations indicate ongoing regulatory compliance challenges.