375 5th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11215

The 14-unit, 4-story New Law Tenement building at 375 5th Avenue in Park Slope, owned by Abe Ackerman and constructed in 1921, has experienced several significant maintenance issues over recent years. Most notably, there was a heating and hot water complaint for the entire building in February 2025 that HPD could not access to verify, along with multiple electrical issues in 2022 including power outages and wiring problems that were investigated but no violations were found in some cases, though some complaints couldn't be accessed for inspection.

The building underwent a series of inspections in March 2022 that revealed several maintenance concerns, including violations related to floor conditions, door security, and the need for proper notices regarding carbon monoxide detectors and smoke detector requirements. Specific unit 2 was found to have multiple issues during these inspections requiring attention to flooring, door, and safety systems, though most of these violations were certified as corrected by April 2022.

The property has maintained a clean record regarding pest infestations, with no bedbug reports filed in the past three years (2022-2025), and it passed multiple rodent inspections in late 2019. The building's inspection history shows some access issues for inspectors, particularly regarding electrical concerns in February and May 2022, and there were two Certificate of Occupancy complaints in 2018 and 2022 that inspectors could not verify due to access limitations. While most violations from the 2022 inspections were addressed and certified as corrected, the pattern of heating, electrical, and various infrastructure complaints suggests ongoing maintenance challenges within the building systems.