24 Lefferts Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11225

24 Lefferts Avenue, a 2-story New Law tenement building constructed in 1925 in Prospect-Lefferts Gardens, has experienced several significant maintenance issues in recent years, particularly regarding basic services and building maintenance. Most notably, there have been multiple complaints about heat and hot water issues affecting the entire building, with documented complaints in March 2022 and January 2024, though inspections were unable to gain access for verification.

The building has also faced persistent issues with mold and water damage, particularly affecting Apartment 1F, as evidenced by violations issued in October 2023 regarding a water leak in the bathroom, visible mold, and multiple safety violations including defective smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, as well as problems with self-closing doors and plastered surfaces. While some of these violations were certified as corrected by late 2023, there remain open issues, including a 2022 citation regarding eroded façade bricks. The property has undergone some recent scrutiny regarding unauthorized modifications, with three Department of Buildings complaints in May 2024 concerning work without proper permits, including the installation of two air conditioning units on the building facade, for which an active $4,000 penalty has been imposed.

Interestingly, despite the building's maintenance challenges, the property has shown compliance in its bedbug reporting requirements for the past three filing periods from 2021-2022 through 2023-2024, reporting no infestations. A rodent inspection conducted in September 2023 resulted in a passing grade. The building's owner, Isaac Pasik, has experienced some difficulties with HPD inspections, as evidenced by multiple occasions where inspectors were unable to gain access to units during investigations of various complaints.