1975 East 17th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11229

The two-story, four-unit New Law tenement building at 1975 East 17th Street in Sheepshead Bay, owned by Nathan Katash, has several notable compliance issues that have persisted over multiple years. Most significantly, there are four open Class A violations regarding the failure to file annual bedbug reports in accordance with HPD requirements, with the most recent inspection occurring in April 2024. From 2019, the building has had ongoing concerns about safety features, particularly regarding apartment 1.

Multiple violations remain open, including issues with window guards, fire egress safety, and door mechanisms. These include defective fire egress features (obstructing bars or unlawful gates), problems with self-closing doors, and multiple instances of missing or defective window guards that required repair or replacement. There were also violations noted for peeling paint surfaces in various rooms and bathroom conditions that required attention.

The building experienced safety-related complaints in July 2018 regarding broken or missing window guards, which were investigated by HPD but resulted in no violations being issued at that time. More recently, in 2019, multiple violations were documented during inspections, particularly focusing on apartment 1, which had numerous safety-related infractions including fire egress concerns and window guard issues. These violations, while officially closed, highlight a pattern of safety compliance issues that have persisted in various forms over several years, with the most recent being the failure to submit required bedbug reports annually.