198 West 9th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11231

198 West 9th Street is a four-story, eight-unit Old Law Tenement building located in Carroll Gardens, constructed in 1920 and currently owned by 198 West 9 Street LLC. The building has experienced several maintenance and safety issues in recent years, with the most significant being a serious sewage-related sanitary condition reported in February 2025 that remained unresolved due to lack of access for inspection.

In 2024, the building was cited for multiple safety violations, including missing door repairs in Apartment 7, broken latch issues at the vestibule door, and multiple requirements regarding the posting of safety notices related to gas leaks, carbon monoxide detectors, and heating system access. These violations, though classified with varying degrees of severity (A, B, C), were subsequently closed following inspections. The building has maintained a clean record regarding bedbug infestations, with the most recent filing period (2023-2024) showing no infested units, continuing a trend of zero infestations recorded since 2020.

Additional historical context includes a Department of Buildings complaint from 2019 regarding site conditions endangering workers, though this was determined to have no warranted violations upon inspection. The property management's response to various housing maintenance code complaints has been mixed; while some issues have been promptly addressed, such as the paint/plaster wall complaint in 2023, the failure to resolve the recent sewage issue suggests ongoing challenges with access and inspection cooperation. The building's age and classification as an Old Law Tenement indicate it is subject to specific New York City housing regulations that require proper maintenance of safety features and timely response to maintenance requests, as evidenced by the multiple violations and notices issued in 2024.