5914 23rd Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11204

The three-story, six-unit tenement building at 5914 23rd Avenue in Borough Park, owned by Yakov Gelb, has experienced several concerning issues in recent years. Most notably, there is an ongoing pattern of violations related to the building's boiler maintenance, with multiple active violations for failure to file required annual low-pressure boiler inspection reports from 2018 through 2023, resulting in an active penalty balance of $625 as of September 2024.

The building has also faced pest control challenges, with recent 311 complaints about rodent conditions as of October 2023, and failed rodent inspections in December 2023 and January 2024. While the building had documented bedbug reporting violations from 2021 through 2023, recent filings for 2024 and 2025 show no infested or re-infested units, suggesting some improvement in this area. The property has a history of construction-related issues, including a 2022 stop work order related to construction safety compliance, though this was fully rescinded.

A complaint about work without a permit in January 2025 was investigated but no violations were found at the time of inspection. The building's maintenance record shows some attention to regulatory compliance, with permits issued in 2022 for various work, though the persistence of violations, particularly regarding boiler inspections and rodent control, indicates ongoing maintenance challenges. The property appears to be actively addressing some issues, as evidenced by the recent bedbug report filings showing no current infestations, though the continued existence of multiple active violations for boiler inspection requirements is notable.