233 5th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11215

233 5th Avenue is a four-story, eight-unit residential building located in Park Slope, Brooklyn, owned by Martin Baumrind and constructed in 1920 as an Old Law Tenement property. The building has experienced recurring maintenance issues in recent months, with multiple complaints filed in November 2024 regarding flooring/stairs problems, electric system failures including power outage and no lighting, wall issues including paint/plaster damage, water leaks, and mold.

Notably, there are currently open violations in apartment 3L related to safety equipment, including missing smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, electrical wiring safety concerns, pest infestation, and multiple window-related issues including broken spring balances. However, it's worth noting that the building has maintained a clean record regarding bedbug infestations, with no cases reported in the last seven annual reporting periods from 2019 to 2025, and passed a rodent inspection in March 2018.

While the Property has maintained consistent compliance with bedbug reporting requirements and passed rodent inspections, the recent cluster of building-wide maintenance issues and open health and safety violations in unit 3L as of November 2024 suggests there are current challenges requiring attention. The property has a historical pattern of relatively few major violations, with the last significant cluster of issues occurring in 2024. The building's age and classification as an Old Law Tenement property indicate it falls under specific preservation requirements, though the current ownership and management response to recent violations appear to be following legal protocols, as indicated by the issuance of violations and the need for repair timelines under housing maintenance laws.