437 61st Street, Brooklyn, NY 11220

The 20-unit, 4-story New Law Tenement building at 437 61st Street in Sunset Park, built in 1922 and currently owned by Sunset Park 61 LLC, has experienced several significant maintenance issues over recent years. Most notably, there is currently an open heat/hot water complaint from October 2024 affecting the entire building that remains unresolved as of now.

In January 2021, multiple violations were recorded in apartment 2D, including problems with self-closing doors, malfunctioning carbon monoxide detectors, non-functional smoke detectors, and a roach infestation, though most of these issues were certified as corrected by February 2021. The building has also faced various safety and maintenance concerns between 2018-2021, including defective doors (apartments 2D, 4D, and 5C), issues with smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, and problems with light fixtures and bathroom caulking. The property has a history of bedbug infestations, with three units affected in 2018-2019, though there have been no reported infestations in subsequent years from 2019 through 2024, suggesting successful eradication efforts.

The building's exterior features have also raised concerns, with an open violation as of October 2023 related to building security systems. While the building has demonstrated some ability to address maintenance issues promptly, as evidenced by the closure of many previously cited violations, the persistence of recent heating system problems suggests ongoing challenges with building systems maintenance. The most recent inspections and complaint filings indicate a mixed record of maintenance response and resolution across different issues and time periods.