1827 68th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11204

The two-story, three-unit residential building at 1827 68th Street in Bensonhurst, owned by Carl Lopresti, was constructed in 1925 as a New Law Tenement. The property has experienced recurring heat and hot water issues, particularly during the winter months of late 2020 and early 2021, with six documented complaints between October 2020 and January 2021, all affecting the entire building.

While most of these incidents were eventually resolved, one in December 2020 resulted in HPD being unable to gain access for inspection. These issues prompted multiple emergency Housing Maintenance Code complaints during that period. Following these incidents, the building received several Class A violations in January 2021 related to safety notice requirements, including missing notifications about smoke detector requirements, carbon monoxide detection, gas leak procedures, and housing information guides.

However, these violations were certified as closed by March 2021. The building's most recent records indicate a positive pest management history, with no reports of bedbug infestations over the past five years (2019-2024), as evidenced by six consecutive annual filings reporting zero infested units, zero units requiring eradication, and zero re-infested units. Looking back at the history from 2018 to the present, the most significant tenant experience concerns appear to be centered around the 2020-2021 heating system problems, with subsequent improvements to safety notice compliance and ongoing successful pest management practices.