537 Bergen Street, Brooklyn, NY 11217
537 Bergen Street is a 4-story, 8-unit old law tenement building constructed in 1894, currently owned by Joy Crichlow. The building has experienced several significant maintenance issues in recent years, with the most recent being a plumbing emergency involving toilet problems reported in November 2024, which HPD attempted to inspect but could not complete.
A paint/plaster ceiling issue was resolved within two days in June 2023, and the building was found to have rodent activity in September 2021, though this followed a period of rat sightings throughout multiple years, including inspections in 2010, 2009, and 2012. The building has active violations regarding the failure to file 2021 and 2022 external low-pressure inspections, as of April 2023.
While there was a self-closing door issue at the building's front entrance noted in June 2023, this was reported as an open violation. The property's bedbug reporting history shows consistent compliance over the past several years, with no units reported as infested or requiring eradication between 2019 and 2025. A Department of Buildings complaint regarding work without a permit in an occupied multiple dwelling made in July 2024 was investigated but found no violations at the time of inspection.
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Building Characteristics
Total units | 8 |
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Year built | 1894 |
Total area | 6736 sq ft |
Floors | 4 |
Tax Abatements | None |
Building Class | OLD LAW TENEMENT |

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