549 18th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215

549 18th Street is a three-unit, three-story residential building located in Windsor Terrace, constructed in 1910 and classified as an Old Law Tenement, currently owned by Agnes Brown. The property has an ongoing pattern of unresolved housing maintenance code violations, with all four documented violations between 2021 and 2024 related to the failure to file mandatory annual bedbug reports with HPD – a requirement intended to promote tenant safety and awareness regarding potential infestations.

These violations remain open as of April 2024. Additionally, there have been two significant Department of Buildings complaints in 2023 that raise concerns about current conditions in the building.

In December, there was a complaint related to work being performed without a permit in an occupied multiple dwelling, and in June, there was a report of defective/exposed electrical wiring. In both cases, inspectors were unable to gain access to the property despite making two final attempts, with both complaints being marked closed due to this lack of access. The repeated inability of inspectors to gain access to the building when investigating safety concerns is particularly noteworthy, suggesting potential challenges with tenant cooperation or building access protocols.