211 61st Street, Brooklyn, NY 11220

This 5-unit, 6-story residential building at 211 61st Street in Sunset Park, owned by George Smith and completed in 2009, has experienced several recurring maintenance issues over the past years. Most notably, there have been four documented instances of unsafe elevator access between 2019 and 2021, resulting in Oath violations and penalties totaling $1,874. The building has a consistent record of proper bedbug reporting compliance between 2021 and 2024, with no recorded infestations or eradication cases.

A significant heating system failure affecting the entire building occurred in October 2018, and there were multiple reports of unsanitary garbage storage conditions in August 2018, though no violations were issued for these. In 2019, multiple violations were noted regarding safety notification requirements, including missing smoke detector and carbon monoxide detector notices, and registration information in the public hall area. These violations were subsequently closed, along with several paint and plaster complaints from July 2019.

The building's elevator system has shown particular vulnerability, with multiple complaints about access issues and maintenance needs between 2019 and 2021, culminating in a May 2021 ECB violation regarding motor room access. Despite these challenges, recent inspections as of 2024 show no active violations other than the recurring requirement to file annual bedbug reports, which has been consistently fulfilled. The building also passed a rodent inspection in September 2016, indicating good pest control practices prior to the implementation of the bedbug reporting requirements.