1140 58th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11219

The two-story, four-unit residential building at 1140 58th Street in Borough Park, owned by Levi Liebowitz and constructed in 1920, has experienced several significant maintenance issues in recent years, particularly in early 2023. The building faced multiple heat and hot water system problems, with eight emergency complaints filed between January 30 and February 16, 2023, affecting both individual apartments and the entire building.

These issues resulted in violations being issued, particularly affecting apartment 2R and the heating system access. The building also had various other maintenance concerns documented in February 2023, including mold issues, an inoperable intercom system, and multiple housing maintenance code violations related to smoke detector and carbon monoxide detector requirements, door closure mechanisms, and general maintenance needs in both common areas and individual units. In 2024 and 2025, the building faced additional scrutiny with Department of Buildings complaints regarding construction compliance and general maintenance, with violations served through Oath process.

An active Environmental Control Board violation from September 2022 remains on record, citing failure to maintain the building in a code-compliant manner due to observed construction debris, old appliances, and garbage in hallways. On a positive note, recent bedbug reporting (for the period November 2022 to October 2023) shows no evidence of infestation or re-infestation. The most recent building inspection occurred in April 2024, and as of this date, multiple past violations related to bedbug reporting requirements and various maintenance issues have been documented as closed, though at least one heating system access violation from February 2023 remains listed as open.