1142 71st Street, Brooklyn, NY 11228

The two-story, three-unit building at 1142 71st Street in Dyker Heights, owned by Ken Lau, was constructed in 1930 and is classified as a New Law Tenement. The property has experienced several significant maintenance issues over recent years, with the most recent incident being a heat and hot water outage in February 2023 that required HPD intervention, though conditions were reportedly restored shortly thereafter. The building had multiple violations related to lead-based paint hazard notifications and record-keeping requirements in 2020-2021, which were subsequently closed.

A window guard violation was documented and addressed in March 2020, specifically affecting the 2R apartment, along with an illegal scuttle cover fastening issue in the public hall that remained open as of April 2020. The property has demonstrated consistent compliance with bedbug reporting requirements since 2019, with all five annual reports (2021-2025) showing zero infested, eradicated, or re-infested units. No bedbug-related violations have been recorded.

While the building has had its share of maintenance challenges, particularly regarding heat and safety systems, it appears to have maintained regulatory compliance in recent years, with no active violations as of the latest available data. The most pressing historical concerns have been addressed, though potential maintenance issues can still be inferred from the documented service requests and violations. The situation regarding window guards and heating systems, in particular, could be of interest given their historical timeline of problems and the relatively recent nature of these incidents.