5118 14th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11219

The 30-unit, 6-story building at 5118 14th Avenue in Borough Park, currently owned by Samuel Kurz, has had a documented history of heat and hot water issues in 2021, with five emergency complaints made between March and December of that year, all involving the entire building. While inspections by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) confirmed the restoration of services in most cases, one complaint from December remains notable as inspectors were unable to gain access to verify the condition.

More recent inspections have revealed five consecutive years (2021-2024) of violations relating to the filing of annual bedbug reports, though all were subsequently closed. Earlier violations from 2018 required corrections to fire-rated doors, hopper chute self-closing doors on the 5th and 6th stories, and loose protective railings in the rear yard, all of which were certified as corrected by July 2018. The building's maintenance history includes several Department of Buildings (DOB) violations from 2019 to 2021, primarily related to failure to file required inspection reports, though these were either resolved or dismissed based on subsequent inspections showing corrections.

The property has demonstrated effective pest management in recent years, with the most recent bedbug reports from 2023-2024 showing zero infested units, following a consistent pattern of no infestations reported in all five previous annual filings from 2019-2024. This suggests successful eradication and prevention measures have been implemented since the initial period of violations. The building, constructed in 1934, has maintained compliance with most housing codes in recent years, with no significant recent violations impacting resident safety or comfort.