55 St Marks Place, Brooklyn, NY 11217

The three-story, six-unit tenement building at 55 St. Marks Place in Boerum Hill, owned by Brian Sigman and constructed in 1910, has experienced recurring maintenance issues over the past several years, particularly between 2018 and 2020. The building has demonstrated persistent problems with door-related issues, with multiple complaints recorded between 2018 and 2020, some marked as emergency situations.

Most notably, in February 2020, both emergency and non-emergency violations were issued regarding building entrance doors at the first story, including requirements to make them self-closing and remove encumbrances. During the same period, there were also violations documented related to a padlockable eye fastener at the building front gate and a nuisance involving garbage cans obstructing a safety feature at the building front. The building has experienced several infrastructure challenges, including a heat and hot water outage affecting the entire building in November 2018 (though reportedly resolved quickly), and two water leak complaints in late 2018 that required follow-up inspections.

In February 2020, the Department of Housing Preservation and Development identified various violations that required attention, including one active violation regarding an illegal fastening device. The property has maintained effective pest management practices, with six consecutive annual bedbug reports (2019-2024) showing no infestations. Rodent activity was documented in mid-2017, with multiple bait applications and an initial inspection showing rat activity, though no subsequent rodent issues have been reported since. While the building has shown some recent improvements, as evidenced by the absence of bedbug infestations in the past several years and no recent major infrastructure complaints, the historical pattern of maintenance issues from 2018 to 2020 suggests that ongoing monitoring of building conditions and prompt reporting of any new issues would be prudent for current and future tenants.