1299 St Marks Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11213

The three-story, six-unit tenement building at 1299 St. Marks Avenue in Crown Heights, owned by Felix Jordan, has experienced several maintenance and safety issues over its recent history. Most notably, in October 2020, multiple emergency complaints were filed regarding safety concerns with the building's fire escape, staircase conditions, and intercom system, though inspections were unable to be completed due to lack of access.

An earlier incident in November 2018 involved heating issues that were inspected but found to have no violations. The building has been subject to recurring violations regarding bedbug reporting requirements from 2021 through 2024, with the most recent inspection in April 2024 showing an active violation for failure to file the annual bedbug report. It's worth noting that recent bedbug reports from 2024 show no current infestations (with counts of 0 for infested, eradicated, and re-infested units) and the building passed a rodent inspection in August 2010, indicating appropriate pest management in recent years.

Despite the various reported issues, the building does not currently have any active violations on record as of April 2024, and the bedbug reporting situation appears to have stabilized with no reported infestations in recent years. The property, built in 1910, retains its designation as an Old Law Tenement, a common building type in New York City known for its historical architectural features. While the building has experienced its share of maintenance challenges over the past five years, particularly in 2020, there have been no newly reported issues in the most recent inspection periods.