1324 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11216

1324 Atlantic Avenue is a 5-story, 2008-built residential building located in Crown Heights, currently owned by Mukeshkumar Patel. The property has experienced recurring issues with building maintenance and safety compliance in recent years. Most significantly, in October 2024, the building received multiple serious violations related to safety and maintenance, including inadequate fire stopping, improper electrical wiring, excessive storage in critical areas (RPZ room and water heater room), and unsafe storage of combustible materials.

The building also failed to provide required safety features such as fire-related remote shut-down mechanisms and tamper-resistant outlets in common areas, resulting in substantial penalties totaling $16,225 across several violations. The building has shown persistent challenges with timely compliance to regulatory requirements, as evidenced by four consecutive annual violations (2021-2024) for failure to file the mandatory bedbug reports. A recent safety issue was reported in January 2024 regarding a broken/missing window guard, though no violations were issued following the HPD inspection.

While the property has passed recent rodent inspections in early 2025 and late 2024, there were reports of rat activity noted during inspections in October 2024 and March 2024. The building has also undergone regular 311 service requests and Department of Buildings inspections, with the most recent significant inspections occurring in 2024, focusing on various safety codes and building requirements. The property appears to have maintained some basic compliance with housing maintenance codes, as most violations from previous years have been closed, though the pattern of recurring violations suggests ongoing maintenance challenges.