539 Bergen Street, Brooklyn, NY 11217

539 Bergen Street is a 4-story, 8-unit old law tenement building constructed in 1894 in Prospect Heights, currently owned by Michaella Blissett-williams. The building has experienced recurrent heating system issues, with multiple complaints about heat and hot water problems reported in November 2022 affecting the entire building, and an earlier incident in October 2018 concerning an individual apartment.

More recently, the building has faced maintenance challenges, notably in late 2022 when there was a garbage/recycling storage issue reported. The property has shown compliance with bedbug reporting requirements from 2022 through 2025, with no reported infestations during the past three years. The building underwent several inspections in 2022-2024, revealing some maintenance issues that were subsequently addressed, including leaky kitchen faucets and defective self-closing doors in Apartment 6, both of which received appropriate repairs.

A comprehensive rodent control program was implemented between 2017-2018, with multiple bait applications noted, though recent inspections in 2018 and 2022 passed without rodent issues. The building's regulatory record shows active management of housing maintenance codes, with violations promptly addressed and closed, including four separate instances of bedbug report filing requirements between 2021-2024, all marked as closed. While the building has experienced various maintenance challenges typical of older tenement buildings, the property management has generally responded to regulatory requirements and resolved reported issues, as evidenced by the closure of numerous complaints and violations.