1021 Avenue Z, Brooklyn, NY 11235

Located in the Sheepshead Bay neighborhood, 1021 Avenue Z is a two-family residence built in 1930, currently owned by Mikhail Risman. The property has a documented history of multiple maintenance issues, with the most significant cluster of problems occurring between December 2018 and January 2019. During this period, the building faced sanitary challenges, including pest infestations, and numerous door/window-related issues, particularly involving window frames and doors, with several violations being issued.

The Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) conducted inspections in January 2019 that revealed various violations in the second-floor apartment, including problems with window counterbalances, plumbing fixtures, and safety equipment such as carbon monoxide detectors. A notable safety violation involved the electrical service to ceiling fixtures in the public hall stairs. More recent records from December 2020 show two related violations regarding an unregistered wheelchair lift installed without proper permits and operating without a certificate of compliance, though these were subsequently resolved.

An investigation in February 2019 regarding an alleged illegal conversion was inspected in May 2019 but resulted in no violations being found. The building's maintenance history suggests a pattern of window-related issues, with multiple complaints about frames and balances, as well as bathroom plumbing problems. While many of the 2019 violations were eventually addressed and certified as corrected by May 2019, the presence of an unpermitted wheelchair lift installation in 2020 indicates ongoing building modification activities.