778 Park Place, Brooklyn, NY 11216

This four-story, 20-unit New Law Tenement building located at 778 Park Place in Crown Heights, built in 1906 and owned by Moses Mutzen, has experienced several recurring maintenance issues over the past seven years. Most notably, there has been an ongoing rodent problem, with multiple reports of rat activity between 2023 and 2025, though recent inspections in June 2025 passed without rat activity being reported.

The building has also faced challenges with heating systems, experiencing complaints about lack of heat and hot water affecting the entire building in both December 2018 and April 2021, though in the 2018 incident, tenants reported that heat and hot water had been restored when HPD responded. In 2022, the building underwent inspections for unsanitary conditions related to mold and sewage, but no violations were found. The property has maintained an active bedbug reporting compliance record from 2020 through 2024, consistently reporting zero infested units during these annual filings.

Violations have been documented regarding building safety requirements, including an open violation from April 2021 requiring the posting of gas leak procedures, which remains unresolved as of the most recent inspection records. Other past violations from December 2018 related to building notice postings have been closed, including requirements to display the building registration number and emergency contact information. The building's most recent compliance record suggests improved conditions, with successful rat inspections in early 2025 and regular bedbug reporting compliance, though the persistent history of rodent activity through 2024 indicates this remains a recurring issue.