1717 West 6th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11223

The 6-unit, 3-story New Law Tenement building at 1717 West 6th Street in Gravesend, owned by Glenn Sorensen and constructed in 1931, has experienced several recurring maintenance issues over the past few years. Most notably, there have been multiple heat and hot water complaints, with the latest incidents occurring in February 2025 involving the entire building, though these complaints were ultimately marked as duplicates of an existing open complaint. The building has also faced electrical problems, including a power outage in July 2024 that resulted in violations being issued.

A concerning cluster of maintenance issues was documented in July 2023, including plumbing problems, unsanitary conditions, and general maintenance concerns, all of which resulted in violations. Apartment 1R appears to be the most affected unit, with multiple open violations documented between November 2023 and April 2024, including problems with smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, plumbing fixtures, and various maintenance issues such as a leaky bathtub faucet, defective window components, and security concerns with the entrance door lock. The building's administrative history includes two complaints in 2019 regarding illegal conversion and certificate of occupancy issues, though no violations were warranted at the time of inspection.

While the property has a history of pest management activity, recent bedbug reports from 2020, 2022, and 2024 show no documented infestations, and the building passed a rodent inspection in December 2019 after previously failing one in November 2019. The Department of Buildings also issued a violation in November 2019 for failure to file the annual boiler inspection report. The building's maintenance record suggests ongoing challenges with basic infrastructure systems, particularly heating and electrical systems, though recent bedbug and rodent inspections indicate some improvement in pest management.