1826 East 2nd Street, Brooklyn, NY 11223

The two-story, four-unit residential building at 1826 East 2nd Street in Gravesend, owned by Jack Israel, has undergone several significant events since 2021, with the most recent developments relating to renovation work and bedbug reporting compliance. The property has maintained an impressive record in terms of bedbug management, with all four annual reports from 2021 to 2025 showing zero infested, eradicated, or re-infested units, though there were four separate Housing Maintenance Code violations between 2021-2024 regarding the failure to file annual bedbug reports, all of which were subsequently resolved.

More recently, in 2024, the building was subject to Department of Buildings scrutiny for unauthorized renovation work, resulting in an ECB violation issued in May 2024 with an imposed penalty of $1,280 for gut renovation work including new wood framing and structural brick modifications, though this violation was later resolved with the penalty paid. The most acute recent concern was a work without a permit complaint filed in May 2024, which led to a stop work order that was fully rescinded in November 2024.

This complaint, along with the subsequent ECB violation, suggests significant unauthorized renovation activity occurred at the property during 2024. The building, constructed in 1931 as a New Law Tenement, has been subject to regular inspections and reporting requirements, with the bedbug reporting system now appearing to be in proper order as evidenced by the July 2025 filing indicating no pest activity during the 2023-2024 reporting period.