238 Sackett Street, Brooklyn, NY 11231

The four-story, eight-unit tenement building at 238 Sackett Street in Carroll Gardens, owned by Josephine Leone and constructed in 1920, has experienced several concerning issues over the past few years. Most notably, there have been persistent pest-related problems, with multiple sanitation complaints filed between January 2021 and April 2021, including rodent sightings and reports of unsanitary conditions, though some of these inspections resulted in no violations or passing grades.

The building also faced significant infrastructure challenges, including a January 2021 emergency complaint regarding loss of heat and hot water throughout the building, which was reportedly resolved shortly after inspection. More recent records show ongoing maintenance concerns, including multiple violations related to the failure to file annual bedbug reports between 2022 and 2024. The most pressing current issue is a Department of Buildings violation from June 2023 regarding failure to file the 2020 external low-pressure inspection.

Of greater concern is an open violation from April 2021 requiring the removal of household items and flower pots obstructing egress from fire escapes on both the second and third-story balconies. While recent bedbug filings from 2021 through 2025 show no reported infestations, the building's history of pest-related issues, combined with the current open fire escape violation, suggests ongoing challenges with property maintenance and safety compliance. The building has undergone some rodent inspections, with one in April 2021 failing for "Other Reasons," though a June 2021 compliance inspection passed.