438 13th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215

This three-story, three-unit Old Law Tenement building located at 438 13th Street in South Slope was constructed in 1886 and is currently owned by Francisco Santiago Jr. The property has experienced several notable incidents in recent years, most significantly a cluster of safety-related complaints in May 2023 regarding window guards, carbon monoxide detectors, and smoke detectors, though these complaints were all closed with no violations issued following HPD inspections.

A June 2023 inspection revealed several maintenance issues requiring attention, including a brick wall repair at the first story, exposed electrical wires in the vestibule, missing wood balusters in the public hall stairs, a loose iron guardrail at the stoop, and problems with fire retardant materials in the vestibule. These violations, classified as A, B, and C, were subsequently certified as corrected between June and July 2023. The building's recent history includes two significant violations in 2019 related to unauthorized basement modifications, which were resolved with a $1,250 penalty regarding occupancy contrary to certificate of occupancy records, and an illegal conversion complaint that was fully rescinded in 2020.

Between 2021-2023, while there were three consecutive bedbug report violations for failing to file the required annual reports, these were officially marked as closed. The most recent bedbug report filing for the period of November 2022 to October 2023 shows no units affected by infestation, eradication, or re-infestation. The Department of Buildings also received complaints in 2019 regarding construction work and illegal conversion, which were dismissed following inspection.