701 Kings Highway, Brooklyn, NY 11223

The three-story, four-unit tenement building at 701 Kings Highway in Sheepshead Bay, owned by Nishtha Bhandari, has experienced several significant maintenance issues in recent years. Most notably, during late 2023, the building faced multiple heating and hot water problems, including a complete outage that affected the entire building, and issues with cooking gas that required emergency responses from the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD).

There were also concerning safety-related complaints in November 2023 regarding smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, though inspectors were unable to gain access to verify these conditions. The building's violation history shows multiple open violations from a 2018 inspection related to insufficient safety postings and documentation in the first-floor public hall, including gas leak procedures and carbon monoxide detector requirements. More recent developments include a December 2023 complaint about unauthorized construction work that resulted in a partial stop work order and an active Environmental Control Board violation regarding an improperly constructed wood frame structure attached to the building, with a $1,250 penalty imposed.

However, the building has demonstrated some positive maintenance trends, with no reported bedbug infestations in the most recent three annual reports (2021-2024) and only one unit affected in the 2019-2020 reporting period. The property has also maintained compliance with certain basic requirements, as indicated by the closure of multiple HPD complaints during 2023-2024, although many were only able to be resolved after multiple inspection attempts. The building's history includes several instances of heating and hot water issues, electrical problems, and a pest complaint in 2021, suggesting ongoing infrastructure challenges that may affect resident comfort.