1471 71st Street, Brooklyn, NY 11228

The 2-story, 4-unit building at 1471 71st Street in Bensonhurst, owned by Calogero Cassata, has a mixed maintenance history since its construction in 1922 as a New Law Tenement. The most significant issues in recent years relate to basic amenities, with documented heat and hot water outages affecting the entire building in January 2019, though these were reportedly resolved within a day. In late 2018, electrical lighting problems were identified and violations issued, along with stair-related issues, both of which required HPD intervention.

A series of violations was noted during an inspection in November 2018, primarily concerning safety and maintenance of common areas, including inadequate lighting, improper door functionality, and various notification requirements not being met. These violations were subsequently certified as corrected by December 2018. The building has undergone regular bedbug reporting compliance checks from 2021 through 2024, with all reports indicating no infestation issues during their respective reporting periods.

The property submitted its 2024 bedbug report showing zero infested or eradicated units, consistent with previous years' filings. More recently, in April 2024, a bedbug violation was noted regarding the failure to file the annual bedbug report, though this was subsequently addressed. The most recent inspection records from 2024 show only this administrative violation related to bedbug reporting requirements, with no other active violations recorded, suggesting improved compliance with housing maintenance codes in recent years.