6201 8th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11220

The four-story, seven-unit New Law tenement building at 6201 8th Avenue in Borough Park, owned by Miriam Chan and constructed in 1924, has experienced several significant events and ongoing maintenance issues in recent years. Most notably, the building suffered damage from a fire on November 27, 2021, leading to multiple Department of Buildings violations related to exterior walls, including corroding lintels, cracks, and outward displacement of bricks on multiple walls, as well as openings in floors on the second and third levels and roof damage.

The building's maintenance record reveals persistent pest control challenges, with multiple Department of Health and Mental Hygiene complaints in 2019 regarding food establishment issues including rodents, insects, garbage, and odd odors. Additionally, there is an active Department of Buildings violation from 2024 regarding the failure to file necessary external low-pressure inspection reports for multiple years (2019-2023). The property has maintained a consistent pattern of housing maintenance code violations related to bedbug reporting requirements from 2021 through 2024, all of which remain open as of April 2024.

There have also been various construction-related complaints, including a full vacate order in November 2021 due to building stability concerns. While the building has passed several rodent inspections between 2014 and 2019, the frequency and nature of complaints suggest ongoing challenges with maintaining pest control standards. Most recently, as of April 2024, there is an active Environmental Control Board violation with a penalty of $6,250 related to failure to comply with a Commissioner's order to file a certificate of correction, and a 2024 violation regarding failure to file the 2023 external low-pressure inspection.