440 68th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11220

440 68th Street is a six-unit, three-story New Law tenement building in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, built in 1931 and currently owned by George Kritikos. The building's most significant recent issues have centered around heating system reliability, with documented heat and hot water complaints from the entire building in October 2021, and multiple incidents in July-August 2019.

During the summer of 2019, the property experienced several concerning safety issues: three emergency violations were documented regarding the heating system, and inspections revealed multiple violations related to gas piping and illegal installations in the cellar, including unauthorized gas lines for a stove and bathroom fixtures, which resulted in three Environmental Control Board violations. These gas-related issues led to National Grid's intervention and shutdown of the system. Further inspection in 2019 identified several additional safety concerns, including violations for missing carbon monoxide detector notices, improper door conditions, and failure to properly post heating system contact information.

While these violations were subsequently closed, there were additional violations noted in October 2019 regarding failure to certify corrections of immediately hazardous violations, though these were ultimately dismissed in December 2019. On a more positive note, the building has not reported any bedbug infestations in the past six reporting periods from 2019 through 2025, indicating effective pest management practices. As of the current date, July 2025, the building's record shows no recent heat/hot water complaints or other major service issues, suggesting stabilization of building systems since the 2019-2021 period.