132 4th Place, Brooklyn, NY 11231

The three-story, three-unit tenement building at 132 4th Place in Carroll Gardens, owned by Felicity Miller and constructed in 1931, has experienced several significant issues in recent years, particularly regarding safety and structural integrity. Most notably, there was a serious structural concern in July 2024 when the building was placed under structural monitoring following complaints of building shaking, with a vacate order issued and later rescinded.

While an emergency housing maintenance code complaint regarding the fire escape in July 2024 was investigated and found to have no violations, the building has multiple open violations related to bedbug reporting dating back to 2021, which remains unresolved. The Department of Buildings has recorded several concerning structural issues, including a July 2024 ECB violation describing a defective front masonry facade with a cracked and bulging limestone lintel at the second floor above the main entrance, for which an $1,280 penalty was imposed. Earlier structural problems were documented in November 2020, and various safety and maintenance issues have persisted across different apartments, including problems with self-closing doors, window guards, and smoke detectors, particularly noted during an August 2018 inspection.

The property has also faced multiple access-related inspection failures, particularly in 2024, where inspectors were unable to gain access to evaluate complaints about egress issues despite multiple attempts. A concerning pattern of emergencies was evident in 2024, with multiple complaints regarding egress problems, a construction work order, and structural concerns all clustering within a short timeframe. The building's history includes a daycare operation (as of 2022), and while some violations have been dismissed (such as the requirement for a sidewalk shed that was subsequently erected), the persistence of certain open violations, particularly those related to bedbug reporting and safety systems, suggests ongoing maintenance challenges.