1237 President Street, Brooklyn, NY 11225

The two-family house at 1237 President Street in Crown Heights, owned by Yehuda Zargarov, has been through several significant events since 2018, with the most notable being unauthorized construction work involving fire suppression systems. In mid-2018, illegal work was discovered involving the installation of fire suppression piping and sprinkler heads throughout the building, leading to an Environmental Control Board violation with an $800 penalty, though this was subsequently resolved.

The building has had multiple Department of Buildings (DOB) complaints and violations, including a 2018 complaint about work without proper permits and a 2018 complaint regarding Certificate of Occupancy issues, both of which were ultimately closed without finding violations at the time of inspection. More recently, the property has maintained good pest control records, with zero bedbug infestations reported in the last four reporting periods from 2020 to 2025, and successful rodent inspections passed in 2024 and 2025, though there were two failed rodent inspections in 2016 and unusual baiting activity in 2013. The building's permit history shows active management, with multiple permits issued between 2018 and 2019 for various work, including plumbing and equipment-related projects.

A DOB violation in 2020 regarding failure to certify correction of an immediately hazardous violation was dismissed. The property has a long history of regular DOB inspections and permits showing ongoing maintenance and compliance efforts by the owner, though the 2018-2019 period showed more significant code enforcement interactions than recent years. The building's age (built in 1899) and two-family classification are typical for the Crown Heights neighborhood, and the recent absence of pest issues and successful inspections suggest improved maintenance practices in recent years compared to the more problematic period of 2018-2019.