1724 72nd Street, Brooklyn, NY 11204

The three-story, three-unit building at 1724 72nd Street in Bensonhurst, owned by Carmelo Salvaggio and constructed in 1920, has a concerning pattern of regulatory non-compliance over recent years, with particular attention needed to its bedbug reporting obligations. The property has received four consecutive Housing Maintenance Code violations (2021-2024) for failing to file required annual bedbug reports, with the most recent open violation dating from April 2024.

Additionally, there have been multiple Department of Buildings complaints suggesting possible illegal activities, including three complaints regarding illegal conversions (2021-2022), two concerning illegal hotel rooms (2022), and two related to unauthorized work in an occupied multiple dwelling (2020-2024), though most of these investigations were unable to gain access to verify the conditions, except for one curb cut violation in 2021 which resulted in an Oath Violation being served. The building has experienced some infrastructure and maintenance challenges, as evidenced by an Environmental Control Board violation in 2021 regarding improper sidewalk curb cut maintenance, though this particular violation was resolved with no penalties imposed.

While the most recent rodent inspection from 2016 showed a passing result, this information is notably dated compared to the more recent and persistent issues regarding bedbug reporting compliance. The building's historical complaint record from 2019-2024 reveals various regulatory breaches and enforcement actions, though many inspections were unable to gain access or found no violations at the time of inspection, suggesting that while there are persistent regulatory requirements not being met, immediate safety concerns may not be consistently present.