1716 East 4th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11223

The three-story New Law tenement building at 1716 East 4th Street in Gravesend, owned by Toby Ginsberg, has experienced recurring heat and hot water issues over the past few years, with multiple complaints filed between 2019 and 2022 through both 311 and Housing Maintenance Code channels. Most notably, there was a concerning sequence of heat/hot water complaints in early 2022, including three separate incidents between January and April that affected different areas of the building.

The building's maintenance history reveals significant structural concerns, particularly highlighted by a July 2021 inspection that noted sloping interior floors, widespread cracks, signs of rot in the interior staircase, and several deteriorated lintels on the exterior. Two violations from this inspection were issued and resulted in a $6,250 penalty, though these appear to have been resolved. The building's earlier history shows various maintenance issues, including a series of violations in 2018 related to water leaks, mold, and damaged plaster surfaces in apartment 1A.

More recent records indicate improved pest management, with annual bedbug reports from 2019 through 2024 showing no instances of infestation or re-infestation. The apartment's heating system has remained an ongoing concern, with multiple emergency complaints about inadequate heat and hot water service throughout 2019-2022, though most complaints were eventually marked as resolved, often citing restoration of services. The building currently shows no active bedbug issues according to the most recent reports, and the property has maintained regular compliance with bedbug reporting requirements over the past several years.