843 57th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11220

843 57th Street is a three-story, six-unit residential building in Borough Park, constructed in 1920 and currently owned by Gimching Hui. The building has experienced recurring issues with heat and hot water, most recently reported in January 2025, which was classified as an emergency situation by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), though the matter was reportedly corrected. A refrigerator-related complaint was filed in September 2019 and marked as resolved by October 2019.

Of particular concern, the building currently has multiple open violations regarding the failure to submit annual bedbug reports for 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. There was also an illegal security feature installed at the building entrance (a double-cylinder key-operated lock) documented in July 2020, which remains open. The building underwent a significant inspection in October 2019, during which several important safety requirements were noted as needing attention.

These included the need to post proper notifications regarding gas leak procedures, smoke detector requirements, carbon monoxide detecting device requirements, and information about the availability of the agency's housing information guide. The building also required the proper display of the completed Certificate of Inspection Visits near the mailboxes on the first story. While many violations from this inspection were subsequently closed, the recurring bedbug report violation and the unresolved heat/hot water issues suggest ongoing maintenance challenges.