6817 Colonial Road, Brooklyn, NY 11220

6817 Colonial Road in Bay Ridge is a four-story, 19-unit New Law Tenement building constructed in 1930, currently owned by David Whitmore. The building has experienced recurring heat and hot water issues, with two documented incidents: a building-wide outage in October 2021 and an apartment-specific outage in March 2020, both classified as emergencies by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD). Additionally, the building had three Housing Maintenance Code violations related to bedbug reporting requirements between 2021 and 2023, though these violations were closed and recent bedbug reports from 2023-2024 indicate no infestations (0 infested units, 0 eradicated units, 0 re-infested units).

During the COVID-19 pandemic, there were two complaints in April 2020 regarding Executive Orders, but inspections found no violations. The building has had three permits issued in 2019 and 2020 for various work, including plumbing and electrical maintenance. The property appears to be generally well-maintained in terms of pest control, with three consecutive years (2022-2024) of bedbug reports showing no infestations.

The heat and hot water issues, while notable, have been relatively infrequent given the building's age and size. The most recent relevant events have been the 2021 heat outage and the March 2022 bedbug violation, both of which have since been resolved. The building's permit history shows regular maintenance and upkeep, with no recent major violations or complaints on record between 2022-2023, suggesting improved compliance with housing regulations.