470 15th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215

470 15th Street is a 4-story, 8-unit New Law tenement building located in South Slope, Brooklyn, and owned by Heidi Knecht-Seegers. The 1905 building has experienced several significant maintenance issues in recent years, most notably during January 2022 when there were multiple heat and hot water complaints from tenants throughout the entire building, resulting in violations related to inadequate heat supply and excessively hot water temperatures in apartment 4R. These incidents followed a similar pattern of heating problems, as evidenced by multiple emergency complaints and inspections during 2022.

The building has also faced rodent-related challenges, with documented rat sightings and conditions attracting rodents in 2020-2021, including confirmed rat activity during inspections in early 2021. While the rodent situation appeared to improve with passing compliance inspections in 2016 and 2021, the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene issued violations related to rodent conditions in late 2020. More recently, there is an active Department of Buildings violation as of April 2023 regarding the failure to file the 2022 external low-pressure inspection report.

However, it's worth noting that the building has maintained a clean record regarding bedbug infestations over the past several years, with no reported cases or units affected since at least 2018. The building's garbage and recycling storage received attention in late 2020, though no violations were issued. The most recent heating system issues appear to have been resolved, as there have been no further heating complaints in the past two years, though the 2023 violation regarding the low-pressure inspection remains open as of the latest available data.