612 East 17th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11226

The 612 East 17th Street building in Flatbush, owned by Zisan Kashem, is a three-story, six-unit New Law tenement constructed in 1936. The property has experienced recurring maintenance issues in recent years, with significant concerns about heating and electrical systems.

In February 2023, both heating (entire building) and electrical (power outage) emergencies were reported and investigated by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development, though tenants reported that heat and hot water had been restored. A similar heating issue was recorded in November 2019. More recently, in March 2025, the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene responded to a rodent sighting complaint, finding violations that require follow-up inspections.

The building is currently facing several open violations, including the failure to file annual bedbug reports and a specific violation regarding the external low-pressure inspection that was issued in September 2024. The property has undergone multiple rodent inspections in 2025, with bait applied consistently between March and July 2025, indicating ongoing pest control efforts are necessary due to persistent rat activity. The building also has several open violations from February 2023 related to safety notice requirements, including missing notifications about smoke detector requirements, gas leak procedures, and carbon monoxide detection device requirements in common areas, as well as the need to provide proper certification of inspection visits near mailboxes.