973 St Marks Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11213

This four-story, eight-unit Old Law Tenement building at 973 St Marks Avenue in Crown Heights, owned by Donald Moore, has experienced several maintenance issues in recent years that warrant attention. Most notably, there are current housing maintenance violations from May 2024 in apartment 1L related to rodent infestation (class C), and multiple issues with plaster surfaces and fixtures in both the kitchen and bathroom areas. The building has a concerning recent history of heat and hot water problems, with complaints in November 2023 about lack of service throughout the building, though HPD verified restoration of services during their investigation.

Additionally, there were recent fire escape safety violations documented in November 2023. The building's maintenance record shows recurring appliance issues, particularly with refrigerators, and various maintenance problems including a door issue in 2021 and electrical problems in late 2020. While there have been multiple rodent inspections between 2010 and 2019, with mixed results, recent extermination reports indicate no current infestations.

The property has maintained a generally clean record regarding bedbugs over the past several years, with no reported cases since 2019. Recent Department of Buildings permits from 2018-2020 suggest some level of ongoing maintenance and improvements, though specific details on the work completed under these permits are not provided in the data. The most pressing current concerns for residents appear to be the open violations in apartment 1L regarding pest control, water fixtures, and plaster repairs, along with the recent fire escape safety violation. The building's history of heating system reliability issues, as evidenced by multiple complaints in 2020 and 2023, could impact resident comfort during colder months.