Residents and inspectors press Brookhaven officials over safety, code gaps at new Brookhaven Glen development

Paul Pedrick, vice president of the Brookhaven Glen Association, told Brookhaven Borough Council on March 3 that inspections of a new multi‑building development found multiple safety and security problems he called “serious” and said residents — many of them older adults — were at risk.

Pedrick said the buildings, a cluster of seven similar structures opened about two years ago, showed what he described as missing fireproof caulking, taped‑over ceiling penetrations, masking tape over overhead lights, electrical boxes without covers, expired sprinkler testing tags, missing wrenches in sprinkler valve boxes, fire extinguishers without tags, and storage of construction materials in common‑area closets. He also said several building access doors do not latch, allowing easy entry.

The concerns, Pedrick said, prompted a walk‑through with borough staff and the fire marshal and led to questions about whether the developer had ever received a permanent certificate of occupancy. “My name is Paul Pedrick … I’m the vice president of the Brookhaven Glen…