6716 5th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11220

The 21-unit, 4-story New Law Tenement building at 6716 5th Avenue in Bay Ridge, owned by Sulj Cosaj, has experienced recurring issues with water leaks over the past several years. Most notably, there are two slow water leak complaints outstanding as of September 2023 - one marked as "In Progress" and another that was closed due to lack of access for inspection in May 2024. The building's maintenance history reveals a pattern of moisture-related problems, including a significant cluster of water leak complaints in 2019, which resulted in multiple Housing Maintenance Code violations, particularly affecting Apartment 1A.

This same apartment suffered from pest issues in 2019, with violations documented for rodent and cockroach infestations, requiring remediation. Other building issues documented include an electrical power outage in 2021 with no violations found, a door issue in 2019, and various maintenance matters that resulted in both Class A and B violations, including a 2022 requirement to file an annual bedbug report and a 2024 violation for not maintaining proper gas leak procedures. The building has incurred several Department of Buildings violations related to Low Pressure Inspections in 2023 and 2024 that remain active.

Notably, there was a complaint regarding illegal hotel rooms in residential buildings filed in September 2023. While the building's bedbug reporting history from 2018 to present shows zero reported infestations or treatment requirements, and rodent inspections in 2015 and 2018 passed, the persistent water leak issues and recent maintenance violations suggest ongoing challenges with building upkeep. The most recent violation regarding encumbrances in the first-story public hall and a 2024 water leak violation suggest that some maintenance concerns remain unresolved, though many historical violations have been addressed and closed.