8007 17th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11214

The three-story residential building at 8007 17th Avenue in Bensonhurst, owned by Robert Volpe, has experienced several notable maintenance and safety issues in recent years. These include multiple emergency complaints in 2019 regarding window safety (broken/missing window guard), door/window problems, heat and hot water issues, and wall paint/plaster concerns, though investigations by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) found no violations in these cases.

Of significant concern is the building's current open violation status from April 2023 regarding the failure to file the 2022 external low-pressure inspection report, as well as three open violations from both March and April 2024 concerning the annual bedbug report filing requirements. While the building reported no bedbug infestations in its 2021 filing period, the failure to submit required documentation for multiple years is notable. The building underwent extensive inspection activity in October 2019, with multiple complaints submitted regarding permit-related issues, though many inspections experienced access denial problems and generally resulted in no violations being recorded.

Additional safety concerns were noted during this period, with complaints about carbon monoxide detectors and smoke detectors also being reported. The building's documented history shows a relatively clean record regarding pest management, with the last rodent inspection in 2011 resulting in a "Passed" rating. While the property has maintained basic compliance with many housing regulations, the current open violations regarding bedbug reporting and the recent external low-pressure inspection failure suggest some lapses in maintenance documentation requirements.