1555 Park Place, Brooklyn, NY 11213

The two-story, four-unit tenement building at 1555 Park Place in Crown Heights, owned by Michael Belgrave, has experienced several significant maintenance issues throughout 2023 and beyond, with the most pressing concerns concentrated in Apartment 1R. As of July 2025, there are multiple open violations from November 2024 related to broken or defective ceramic floor tiles and fire retardant ceiling materials in the public hall, and from July 2023 in Apartment 1R including mold (approximately 20 square feet in the bathroom), non-functional plumbing fixtures, missing safety devices (carbon monoxide detector and smoke detector), and defective fire egress features.

The building's electrical and plumbing systems have required multiple emergency interventions, particularly between March and July 2023, with violations issued for problems including lighting, outlet issues, and multiple toilet-related complaints. The property has demonstrated a consistent pattern of maintenance challenges, particularly affecting the building's basic infrastructure systems, though it should be noted that the building has maintained a bedbug-free status since at least 2019, with no reported infestations in the last five reporting periods.

While some violations have been resolved, such as a lighting issue and a toilet problem in July 2023, many current violations indicate ongoing maintenance challenges that impact basic safety and habitability standards. The building, constructed in 1910, represents a typical example of New York City's "New Law Tenement" classification, which typically requires compliance with specific housing maintenance codes designed to protect tenant safety and living conditions.