844 45th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11220

844 45th Street in Borough Park is a 2-story, 3-unit "New Law Tenement" built in 1925 and currently owned by Jacob Weiss. The property has experienced significant maintenance issues in recent months, with multiple emergency complaints filed in May 2025 regarding water-related problems, including heavy flow water leaks, plumbing issues with sinks and bathtubs/showers, and unsanitary conditions related to mold.

Additionally, complaints were made about paint and plaster damage to both walls and ceilings. All these complaints were investigated by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), but no housing law violations were found in the inspections conducted between May 16-21, 2025. The building has an open violation from April 2024 related to the failure to file annual bedbug reports as required under the Housing Maintenance Code, and similar violations were recorded in 2021-2023, suggesting an ongoing compliance issue.

Most recently, there is an active complaint (entered May 20, 2025) regarding an illegal conversion, though the inspector's first attempt to gain access for inspection on June 13, 2025, was unsuccessful. While the building's recent service requests and violations have been addressed by HPD, it's notable that most of these issues were categorized as emergencies, indicating potential concerns about habitability. The consistent bedbug report violation over multiple years suggests a persistent oversight of required documentation.