252 53rd Street, Brooklyn, NY 11220

The 3-unit, 3-story Old Law Tenement building at 252 53rd Street in Sunset Park, owned by Aisha Ahmed and built in 1901, has experienced several significant issues over recent years, most notably between late 2018 and 2019. During this period, there were multiple emergency complaints regarding heat and hot water problems, with five separate service requests to the Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) department, affecting both individual apartments and the entire building. Specifically, Apartment 3 (3rd floor, 1st apartment from the west) was found to have several concerning issues during inspections, including problems with window guards, inadequate heat supply, defective smoke detector, and the presence of peeling lead-based paint in the foyer wall, though some violations were subsequently closed.

The building also faced serious safety and compliance issues in early 2019, including two Environmental Control Board violations for unpermitted boiler installation in the basement, which resulted in financial penalties totaling $3,750. There was evidence of illegal conversion attempts, with complaints regarding unauthorized living spaces in the cellar. In February 2019, inspections revealed problems with hot water temperatures exceeding safe limits (over 130 degrees) throughout Apartment 3.

More recently, the building has maintained an active but seemingly compliant record regarding bedbug reporting, with no infestations reported in the past four filing periods from 2020 through 2024. The most recent bedbug report from April 2024 indicated zero infested or eradicated units. The building's permit history shows two permits were issued in 2019 related to plumbing work, suggesting some attempt to rectify previous violations, though the specific details of these permits require further investigation through the Department of Buildings. The property has not had any reported bedbug infestations since 2020, and the building appears to be in a more stable condition as of the latest records, though some lingering safety concerns from 2019 remain on file.