1945 East 13th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11229

The 2-story, 3-unit building at 1945 East 13th Street in Sheepshead Bay, owned by Berardino Caiati, has experienced several significant maintenance issues since 2020 that warrant attention. The most pressing recent concerns involve ongoing non-compliance with bedbug reporting requirements, with open violations noted in 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. Additionally, there are multiple open violations from 2020 that affect resident safety and emergency preparedness, including the need to post proper smoke detector and carbon monoxide detector requirements, and a requirement to provide gas leak emergency procedures in a common area.

The building has also experienced recurring heating system issues, with three separate heat/hot water complaints reported between March and November 2020, and one more in January 2021, though inspections did not result in violations in these cases. The building's inspection history from 2020 shows a mix of resolved and unresolved violations. Some issues have been corrected, such as self-closing door requirements in the first-floor entrance and the door to apartment 1F, which were marked as closed.

However, several important safety requirements remain unmet, including the need to display the certificate of inspection visits properly near the mailboxes and to post various required safety notices. While the heating system problems appear to have been addressed temporarily (as no violations were found during inspections), the pattern of complaints suggests this could be an ongoing concern. The building's age (built in 1910) and classification as "Hereafter Converted Class A" indicate it has undergone some form of conversion, though the specific nature is not detailed in the records.