1739 61st Street, Brooklyn, NY 11204

1739 61st Street is a two-story, four-unit residential building in Borough Park, built in 1931 and currently owned by Sandy Lin. The building has experienced several documented maintenance issues over recent years, with the most significant cluster of problems occurring in 2020, including multiple reports of inaccessible inspections by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) regarding doors, plumbing (sinks), and unsanitary conditions (mold). There was also an emergency heat and hot water complaint for the entire building in April 2020 that followed similar complaints from March 2020.

Prior to this, in 2019, the building had documented pest and mold violations that resulted in HPD violations being issued. Various housing maintenance code violations were recorded, including issues with window guards, carbon monoxide detector notices, and other safety requirements. The building has shown some improvement in recent years, with no reported bedbug infestations since at least 2020, as evidenced by consistent "0" counts in the annual bedbug reports. The most recent inspections in 2024-2025 show no new infestation patterns, suggesting successful pest management.

While there were multiple violations recorded in 2019 related to Apartment 1R, including problems with paint, hot water, door closures, fire escape window security, and gas supply, many of these appear to have been addressed, as evidenced by subsequent certification dates throughout 2019-2020. The last known property inspection by the Department of Buildings in 2018 was marked as unable to gain access on the second final attempt, though this was several years ago. The building's maintenance history from 2019 to 2023 shows a pattern of repeated issues requiring emergency responses, particularly in 2019-2020, but recent bedbug reports and the lack of recent housing maintenance complaints suggest some stabilization in property conditions. However, the building's record indicates consistent challenges with access for inspections, as evidenced by multiple HPD visits where inspectors were unable to gain entry.