2070 East 12th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11229

The two-story, three-unit building at 2070 East 12th Street in Sheepshead Bay, owned by Henry Naftali, has experienced several significant maintenance issues and code compliance challenges over the past few years.

The most recent documented concern is a water leak complaint filed in October 2022, which was inspected by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development in June 2023, though no violations were found in connection with this issue. Between February and July 2023, the building attracted multiple complaints to the Department of Buildings regarding unauthorized work, including allegedly performed plumbing work without permits, work contrary to a stop work order, and other unpermitted modifications in a multiple dwelling setting – though in each case, inspectors were unable to gain access during their final attempts to verify the complaints.

Prior to this, in early 2022, there was a valid stop work order issued for unpermitted work in the building, and in April 2022, a violation was documented related to the failure to certify correction of an immediately hazardous condition, though this violation was ultimately dismissed by July 2022. All the documented complaints to the Department of Buildings were closed, with some classified as either "Final Attempt" or "Full Stop Work Order Served." While the housing maintenance code complaints related to the water leak were officially categorized as non-emergency and ultimately closed, the pattern of complaints regarding unpermitted work and the associated access issues raise questions about consistent maintenance and regulatory compliance in the building's management.