131 Kane Street, Brooklyn, NY 11231
The three-story, single-unit Old Law Tenement building at 131 Kane Street in Cobble Hill, owned by Joseph Aghelian, has experienced multiple maintenance issues in 2025, with clustering of complaints in June 2025 including water leaks (heavy flow), ceiling paint/plaster problems, electrical lighting issues, flooring concerns, and an unsanitary mold condition. While the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) conducted inspections of most of these complaints and found no violations, they were unable to complete inspections for the electrical and flooring-related complaints, and all five complaints were ultimately closed.
The building has also faced recurring administrative challenges, with three consecutive annual bedbug report violations documented between 2022 and 2024 for failure to file the required reports, though recent filings from 2025 show zero infested units for the 2023-2024 period. Additionally, there were three significant complaints in 2024-2023 regarding illegal construction work and unauthorized modifications to the building, though inspections found no violations, and a rodent inspection from 2016 was passed. The building's maintenance history shows ongoing attention to bedbug compliance, with reports from 2021-2025 consistently indicating no infestation cases during the reporting periods.
A historical violation from 1987 regarding door safety requirements was officially certified as addressed in 2024. The most recent set of service requests in June 2025, which prompted multiple HPD inspections, indicates some level of building maintenance backlog or response coordination challenges. While most recent complaints have been resolved without violations, the pattern of clustered complaints and recent water-related issue suggests ongoing maintenance attention is required.
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Building Characteristics
Total units | 1 |
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Year built | 1840 |
Total area | 2672 sq ft |
Floors | 3 |
Tax Abatements | None |
Building Class | OLD LAW TENEMENT |

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