545 Warren Street, Brooklyn, NY 11217

545 Warren Street in Gowanus, owned by Doris Payne, is a 4-story, 11-unit residential building constructed in 2000. The property has experienced recurring issues with building-wide heating and hot water systems, with the most recent incident reported in May 2025. Between 2020-2025, there have been multiple emergency complaints regarding heat and hot water, impacting both the entire building and individual apartments.

These issues were typically resolved promptly, though violations were issued during some incidents in January 2021. The building's infrastructure concerns extend beyond heating systems; there have been plumbing issues reported in February 2024, though no violations were found upon inspection. The building has several active violations with the Department of Buildings related to failure to file required inspections, specifically for external low-pressure tests from 2018-2023, with five such violations recorded in June 2023 alone.

Additionally, there are two active ECB violations from 2019 regarding incomplete boiler inspection reports, each carrying a penalty of $3,125. The property has maintained good pest control records, with no bedbug infestations reported in recent years (most recent filings in 2019, 2021, and 2024 showed zero infested units), and passed all rodent inspections conducted in 2018-2019. The building has demonstrated some compliance with annual reporting requirements, as evidenced by the 2024 bedbug report showing no infestations, though there have been recurring issues requiring emergency interventions for heat and hot water systems. The property has also experienced some construction-related complaints in 2020, though many of these inspections found no violations upon attempted access.