1653 79th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11214

The two-story, four-unit building at 1653 79th Street in Bensonhurst, owned by Richard Izzo and constructed in 1932, has experienced several significant maintenance issues in recent years, most notably during 2023. The property faced heating system problems in March 2023, with complaints about lack of heat and hot water affecting the entire building, though inspectors from the Department of Housing Preservation and Development were unable to access the premises for verification.

These heat-related issues were compounded by a defective boiler situation documented in the same month, leading to a violation being served on March 30, 2023. The Department of Buildings subsequently issued a violation for failing to provide proper heating system/boiler room access information signs and for boiler maintenance non-compliance, though this violation was resolved with no penalties imposed. The building has demonstrated relatively good pest control management in recent years, with no reported incidents of bedbug infestations across multiple reporting periods from 2020 through 2025, all showing zero infested, eradicated, or re-infested units.

The property has maintained satisfactory rodent control, evidenced by a passed inspection in November 2011. Two Housing Maintenance Code violations were recorded in 2021 and 2022 related to the failure to file annual bedbug reports, though these were classified as "A" violations and subsequently closed. While the heating system issues in 2023 were significant, the building's overall maintenance record shows proper attention to bedbug monitoring and rodent control, with the current owner maintaining regular compliance with most housing maintenance requirements.