1448 West 8th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11204

The four-story, 16-unit New Law Tenement at 1448 West 8th Street in Bensonhurst, built in 1932 and currently owned by Joann Fontana, has experienced several notable issues in recent years. Most concerning are the recurring heat and hot water outages, with five documented incidents between 2020 and 2022 affecting the entire building, all of which were temporarily resolved according to tenant reports but indicate a potentially persistent mechanical issue.

More recent developments from May 2023 show multiple open violations that require attention: these include defective self-closing doors in both a specific unit (3D) and the main building entrance, an obstruction to fire escape egress from an air conditioner, and a broken granite tread in the first-story vestibule. The building's bedbug reporting record shows no infestations in the past three years (2021-2024), though there was one case documented in 2020 which was subsequently eradicated, and the property has maintained compliance with annual bedbug reporting requirements since then.

The building has undergone some maintenance and repair work as evidenced by closed violations, such as a December 2022 repair to fire retardant plaster at the 4th story ceiling and painting the ceiling with light-colored paint to meet Department standards. The pattern of heat and hot water complaints, while historically significant, appears to have diminished in frequency compared to the 2020-2022 period, with no such complaints recorded since November 2022. The presence of currently open violations from 2023 suggests ongoing maintenance needs that require monitoring, particularly regarding building safety elements like fire escape access and door functionality.