6404 20th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11204

The three-story, four-unit building at 6404 20th Avenue in Borough Park, owned by Maria Montalbano and constructed in 1931, has experienced several significant and concerning events over recent years. Between 2020 and 2024, the property faced multiple building code enforcement actions, including three active ECB violations from November 2021 related to false certification submissions (with $10,000 penalties each), though some violations were subsequently resolved with no balance due.

The building's history includes recurring issues with unauthorized use, particularly during 2020-2021, when the first floor was illegally converted into an adult physical culture establishment with massage services, leading to multiple enforcement actions and penalties. Access issues hampered several inspections during this period, with multiple "Unable To Gain Access" outcomes recorded in 2021-2022.

More recent concerns center around bedbug reporting compliance, with the building receiving class A violations in 2021-2024 for failure to file annual bedbug reports, though subsequent filings indicate no infested units were present during the reporting periods (with the most recent filing in July 2024 showing zero infested, eradicated, or re-infested units between November 2022 and October 2023). The property has undergone an inspection period with a certified bedbug status showing compliance, despite the previous violations suggesting monitoring requirements were not met. While the building has shown recent improvement in bedbug reporting compliance, the pattern of access issues, unauthorized use concerns, and multiple violation types suggest a history of management challenges that required multiple enforcement actions to address.