537 Park Place, Brooklyn, NY 11238

537 Park Place is a 6-unit, 4-story residential building located in Crown Heights, constructed in 1930 and currently owned by Shmuel Wallerstein. The building has experienced recurring maintenance issues over recent years, with the most pressing concerns centering around door and window functionality, unsanitary conditions, and water leaks. Most notably, there have been two recent HPD complaints (2024 and 2023) regarding door-related issues that could not be inspected due to access problems, and an unsanitary sewage condition complaint (2023) with similar access issues.

The building has also encountered safety-related concerns, with multiple inspections in 2022 regarding smoke detectors, though no violations were found. Historical issues include broken window guards, window frame problems, and water leaks reported in 2021, all of which were inspected without violations being issued. The property has faced pest-related challenges, with a significant rodent infestation documented in Apartment 1B in 2021, leading to multiple violations including the need for repairs to self-closing doors and broken plaster surfaces.

However, recent inspections have shown improvement in this regard, with the building passing rodent inspections consistently from 2023 through 2025. The building's maintenance record includes three emergency violations issued in 2024 regarding broken or defective doors at the first story vestibule, along with self-closing door issues, though these were later certified as corrected. The property has maintained a clean bedbug record over the past five reporting periods from 2019-2024, showing no infested units or required extermination efforts. While the building has experienced various maintenance challenges, recent records indicate some improvements, particularly in pest control compliance, with consistent passing rates on rodent inspections and no bedbug infestations reported in recent years.