7102 18th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11204

The three-story, four-unit residential building at 7102 18th Avenue in Bensonhurst, owned by Rita Conte and constructed in 1931, has experienced several notable incidents and recurring issues over the past several years. The most significant recent event occurred in December 2019 when tenants reported a heat and hot water outage affecting the entire building, though these services were reportedly restored within 24 hours.

The building has faced consistent challenges with regulatory compliance, particularly regarding annual bedbug reporting requirements, with violations recorded in 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024 for failure to file the necessary documentation with HPD. Between 2019 and 2025, there was also a series of violations related to external low-pressure inspection filings, with citations issued for the years 2020-2023, all of which were ultimately dismissed by the Department of Buildings.

Additional historical context includes a food poisoning complaint in October 2018 investigated by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, and a passed rodent inspection in September 2019. The building's documentation shows that while there have been multiple violations issued, the pattern suggests that these may often be administrative oversights rather than indications of persistent safety concerns, as evidenced by all the low-pressure inspection violations being dismissed after review. The most recent documented violation was issued in September 2024 regarding failure to file the 2023 external low-pressure inspection, but like its predecessors, it was dismissed in February 2025.