142 Hicks Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201

142 Hicks Street is a 4-story, 19-unit Class A cooperative building located in Brooklyn Heights and managed by Heights Apt Corp. Built in 1913, the building's most notable recent events occurred in August 2020 when multiple safety complaints related to carbon monoxide and smoke detectors were filed and investigated by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD). While no violations were issued in connection with these complaints, subsequent inspections revealed several administrative violations related to safety signage requirements, including the need to post notices about carbon monoxide detector requirements, smoke detector requirements, and emergency procedures for suspected gas leaks.

These violations, categorized as Class A and C, were subsequently closed. The building underwent facade work in 2022 that resulted in two complaints regarding sidewalk shed safety and related issues, though inspections found no violations warranting further action. Both the New York City Department of Buildings and Environmental Control Board issued a citation related to scaffolding safety during this period, resulting in a $2,500 penalty that was resolved.

Importantly, the building has maintained an excellent record regarding pest control, with no reported bedbug infestations in any of the mandatory annual reports from 2019 through 2025, and passed rodent inspections conducted in 2013 and 2015. Separate tenant safety inspections in 2021 found no violations, suggesting general compliance with safety requirements. The building's records show consistent maintenance of required safety equipment, though the 2020 violations related to safety signage indicate some historical oversight in this area that appears to have been corrected.