1823 58th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11204

The two-story, four-unit New Law Tenement building at 1823 58th Street in Borough Park has been owned by Martin Friedman since it was constructed in 1931. The building has experienced several notable maintenance issues and regulatory violations over the past few years, with the most recent being a March 2023 violation for failing to submit the required annual bedbug report, though this violation has since been closed. Between 2019 and 2022, three separate bedbug report violations were issued, all of which were subsequently closed.

More concerning were the 2019 violations relating to safety and code compliance issues, including an open violation regarding boiler room door self-closing mechanisms, the need to post carbon monoxide detector requirements in the first-story common area, and the illegal use of cellar rooms with disconnected plumbing fixtures. These violations coincided with a Department of Buildings complaint (closed due to access denial) regarding illegal conversion of the property, and an Environmental Control Board violation related to the illegal use of the cellar space, though no penalties were imposed. The building has maintained a consistent record of bedbug management, with five consecutive annual reports from 2019 through 2024 showing zero infested units, zero eradicated units, and zero re-infested units, indicating effective pest management practices.

The most recent bedbug report filed in January 2024 covered the period from November 2022 to October 2023. While the building has had multiple violations over the years, most of the recent issues have been resolved, and the straightforward bedbug reporting history suggests proactive management of this particular concern. It's worth noting that the 2019 violations related to safety (boiler room doors and carbon monoxide device requirements) and illegal usage of cellar space were particularly significant regarding resident safety and building code compliance.