1073 Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11226

The four-story, three-unit New Law tenement building at 1073 Flatbush Avenue, built in 1910 and currently owned by Kwan Realty LLC, has experienced several maintenance and safety issues in recent years. Most notably, there is an active food poisoning complaint from March 2025 (as of July 2025). The building has faced recurring heat and hot water issues, with an emergency complaint in December 2024 where inspectors were unable to gain access to conduct the necessary evaluation.

A significant cluster of complaints was documented in June 2022, including reports of mold, water leaks, unsanitary conditions involving pests, and various maintenance issues related to doors/windows, paint/plaster damage, and exterior elements like skylights. The building's emergency violations from 2022 included safety concerns such as broken window guards and multiple maintenance issues affecting habitability. Regulatory inspection records reveal several ongoing safety compliance issues from 2022, including the need to properly maintain fire retardant materials in the first-floor vestibule, and to post proper smoke detector and carbon monoxide detector requirements in common areas. More recently, in March 2023, violations were issued regarding the failure to file required external low-pressure inspection documentation, though these were subsequently dismissed by July 2023.

The building's bedbug reporting history from 2019 through 2025 shows no recorded infestations or instances of eradication, suggesting effective pest management in this regard. The building has undergone multiple inspections and received various violation notices, though many issues have been resolved. The record shows periods of both proactive maintenance and reactive responses to tenant complaints, with some emergency repairs being addressed while other concerns, particularly regarding safety compliance and common area maintenance, have remained open or required follow-up. The most recent records indicate that while some historical issues have been resolved, new concerns such as the food poisoning complaint suggest ongoing challenges with building maintenance and resident safety.