1181 President Street, Brooklyn, NY 11225

The 8-unit, 4-story New Law Tenement building at 1181 President Street in Crown Heights, owned by Christine Andersonmartin and constructed in 1914, has experienced significant maintenance issues recently. In November 2023, multiple complaints were filed and subsequently inspected by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), resulting in several violations including water leaks (heavy flow), electrical issues (wiring, outlet/switch, lighting), pest problems, flooring concerns, and paint/plaster deficiencies affecting both walls and ceilings.

These violations were officially documented in March 2024, particularly affecting Apartment 2, where issues included water leaks, broken shut-off valve, defective plastered surfaces, missing carbon monoxide detector, missing smoke detector, unsafe electrical wiring, and various repairs needed for outlets, switches, lighting, and baseboards. Despite these challenges, there has been a consistent record of passing rodent inspections throughout the years, with the most recent inspections in February 2025 and February 2024 showing no rodent issues.

The building has maintained a regular schedule of rodent inspections since 2010, with all prior inspections also passing. Bedbug reports from 2021 through 2023 show no infestations in the building, with all units having 0 infested, eradicated, and re-infested counts in the reports. While the building has a long history of passing rodent and bedbug inspections, the recent cluster of maintenance violations in late 2023 and early 2024 suggests a period of more significant maintenance challenges, particularly impacting safety systems (smoke and carbon monoxide detectors), electrical infrastructure, and water systems.