1746 71st Street, Brooklyn, NY 11204

1746 71st Street is a 2-story, 4-unit New Law Tenement building constructed in 1924 in Bensonhurst, currently owned by Guo Chun Shi. The building has experienced recurring heating issues over the past two years, with two significant complaints reported to the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) in January and July 2023, affecting both entire building and individual apartments.

While the January 2023 outage was resolved according to tenant reports, the July 2023 complaint resulted in inspection access issues preventing verification of conditions. The property has also faced structural concerns, with a March 2024 Environmental Control Board violation noting unauthorized construction activities in the cellar level, including soil removal and improper installation of structural steel beams, resulting in a $2,500 penalty - though a subsequent March 2024 inspection reportedly found no warranted violations. The building's maintenance history reveals consistent attention to bedbug reporting requirements, with all annual filings indicating zero infested units since 2022, and a notable increase in eradicated units from four in the 2022-2023 period to zero in subsequent filings.

A handrail issue was noted in July 2023 as an open violation requiring proper security of a loose handrail at the stoop's south side. The property has undergone two recent inspections related to bedbug compliance (April 2024) and structural concerns (April 2024), with the bedbug report showing an increase in eradicated units from four to zero. The building's history reflects an active management response to pest control requirements, though the repeated heating system issues suggest ongoing infrastructure challenges.