743 East 5th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11218

743 East 5th Street is a 3-unit, 3-story residential building located in Kensington, Brooklyn, owned by Nachuma Rosenberg and constructed in 1935. The property has experienced recurring issues with mandatory bedbug reporting compliance, receiving violations in 2021 through 2024 for failing to submit the required annual reports, though no infestations were reported in any of the filings. More recently, in April 2024, the building faced multiple serious concerns, including environmental control board violations for unsafe work practices involving pump jacks and scaffolding, as well as multiple complaints about unauthorized construction work.

These violations involved improper installation of safety equipment, unauthorized partition walls, and a fence exceeding the legal height limit. While most of these complaints resulted in either compliance notices or were resolved, two remain active with associated penalties of $1,250 and $2,500. The building's maintenance history shows some attention to pest control, with three consecutive bedbug report filings between 2021-2024 indicating no infestations or eradications during those periods, though the reporting compliance has been problematic.

A recent rodent inspection conducted in February 2024 resulted in a passing score, suggesting no current rodent issues. The property has a documented pattern of work being performed without proper permits, as evidenced by multiple complaint investigations in March-April 2024, though many of these did not result in violations being upheld upon inspection. Several inspection attempts by city officials during this period were marked as "Inspector Unable To Gain Access - 2nd Final Attempt," indicating access issues during these critical safety assessments.