119 Prospect Place, Brooklyn, NY 11217

The four-story, 4-unit Old Law Tenement building at 119 Prospect Place in Prospect Heights, owned by Maxime Jerome and constructed in 1884, has several notable maintenance and compliance issues on record. Most concerning is a pattern of unresolved bedbug report violations, with open Class A violations issued in 2022, 2023, and most recently in April 2024, indicating ongoing non-compliance with HPD's bedbug reporting requirements. The building has demonstrated a significant rodent infestation history, particularly in early 2019, with multiple bait applications and instances of rat activity recorded between February and June 2019.

While subsequent rodent inspections from July to December 2019 showed compliance, this initial outbreak required extensive remediation efforts. The property has also undergone various permitted work between 2018 and 2022, including multiple plumbing (PL) and alteration (AL) permits, suggesting ongoing maintenance and improvements to the aging structure. The Department of Buildings has received several complaints regarding the property, though most were found to have no violations upon inspection.

These include complaints about unpermitted work in occupied multiple dwellings (2025), Local Law 188/17 compliance inspections (2020), and construction enforcement matters (2019). Between 2018-2022, the building underwent several permitted work projects, with multiple permits issued for plumbing and alteration work, indicating proactive maintenance despite the persistent bedbug violation history. The most recent building-related incident occurred in June 2025, when a complaint about work without a permit was filed but resulted in no violations being warranted upon inspection. While the building's age and history suggest typical challenges for an 1884 structure, the recurring bedbug reporting violations and past rodent issues represent the most significant ongoing concerns from a resident perspective.