1257 Lincoln Place, Brooklyn, NY 11213

1257 Lincoln Place is a 3-story, 10-unit residential building in Crown Heights, constructed in 1908 and currently owned by Ciporah Greenfield. The building has experienced several maintenance issues over recent years, with the most significant problems occurring between September and October 2022, when multiple violations were documented including mold (violations issued), pest infestations (with some inspections finding no violations), and issues with door frames.

Unit 3 has been particularly affected by multiple violations between 2022-2024, including problems with self-closing doors, a loose kitchen handrail, obstacles to fire egress, and defective safety devices (smoke and carbon monoxide detectors), though most of these violations have been certified as corrected. The property has a concerning history of plumbing and safety issues, including a building-wide heat and hot water problem reported in September 2021, which was marked as an emergency. The Department of Buildings has two active Environmental Control Board violations from 2021 regarding unauthorized occupancy and construction, with penalties of $1,250 each.

Earlier maintenance issues included a slow water leak and ceiling paint/plaster problems in late 2021, all of which have since been closed. On a positive note, the building has maintained a clean bed bug record for the past several reporting periods (2020-2025) and passed a rodent inspection in 2018. The most recent violation, from August 2024, concerns hot water exceeding 130 degrees Fahrenheit in Unit 3, though this violation was subsequently closed.