2854 West 17th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11224

The three-unit, three-story building at 2854 West 17th Street in Coney Island, built in 1920 and currently owned by Bao Lei, has experienced some significant maintenance and compliance issues in recent years, with particular concerns around basic services and unauthorized modifications. Most notably, there have been recurring problems with heat and hot water throughout the building, with multiple complaints filed between 2022 and 2025, though inspections often resulted in either access issues or confirmation that conditions had been corrected.

The building's systems have also faced challenges, including water supply issues in late 2022 and early 2023. In January 2023, several serious violations were documented, including problems with the building's heating system access, self-closing doors, and excessive hot water temperatures in apartment 2D (over 130 degrees).

Additionally, there are active ECB violations from 2021 regarding illegal conversion of the building into rooming units and unauthorized construction work at the cellar level, though the building has historically been classified as a New Law Tenement with a three-family occupancy limit. The property has undergone multiple inspections related to bedbug reporting requirements, with the most recent filings in 2022 and 2023 showing no identified infestations during the reporting periods, and there appears to be ongoing regulatory scrutiny regarding the building's compliance with various housing maintenance codes, including the need to file annual bedbug reports.