1763 West 7th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11223

The three-story, 6-unit New Law Tenement building at 1763 West 7th Street in Gravesend, owned by Ching Lam and constructed in 1932, has experienced several maintenance issues in recent years. Most notably, in late August 2024, the building was subject to 311 complaints regarding unsanitary conditions (mold) and water leaks, which were subsequently investigated by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) in September 2024.

These inspections resulted in multiple violations, particularly affecting apartment 2R, including mold in the bathroom, a water leak in the first room, and several violations related to building safety systems such as a defective smoke detector and the need for proper carbon monoxide and gas leak notices in common areas. Other violations required repairs to plaster surfaces and painting in uniform colors in both rooms of apartment 2R, as well as addressing encumbrances in the first-story public hall.

The building's history also shows some regulatory scrutiny, with a 2019 plumbing complaint that was ultimately unsubstantiated, and an Environmental Control Board violation from 2018 related to a failure to comply with a Commissioner's order, though this was resolved with a $1,250 penalty. However, the building has maintained a clean record regarding bedbug infestations for the past several years, with official reports from 2021 through 2024 showing no infestations, eradications, or re-infestations. The Department of Buildings records indicate the issuance of multiple permits in November 2018, though the specific nature of these permits is not detailed in the available data.