1518 70th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11228

The two-story, three-unit residential building at 1518 70th Street in Bensonhurst, currently owned by Da Yang, has experienced several maintenance issues over the past several years. Of particular concern is a significant cluster of water-related problems in May 2022, including both heavy flow and slow leak incidents that resulted in violations being issued.

The building also showed multiple maintenance deficiencies on May 27, 2022, when inspectors cited various open violations, including issues with self-closing doors, fire retardant materials, and multiple safety-related notice requirements in the public areas. These violations included requirements for smoke detector and carbon monoxide detector notices, as well as the posting of heating system keyholder information and the building's registration number. More recent compliance issues were discovered during 2023 and 2024 inspections, when violations were issued for failure to file annual bedbug reports, though the most recent May 2025 bedbug report filing indicates no affected units during the reporting period.

The building has undergone various system checks, including a rat activity inspection in late 2019 that revealed rodent presence, though a follow-up compliance inspection passed. While most of the reported 311 service requests from 2019 and 2022 were subsequently closed without violations being issued, these historical maintenance issues, particularly the water-related problems and safety notice deficiencies, merit attention. As of now, the building's only active violation seems to pertain to administrative requirements rather than immediate safety concerns.