1215 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, NY 11213

At 1215 Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights, a 27-unit, 4-story New Law tenement building built in 1921, significant recent issues have centered around heat and hot water availability, with multiple emergency complaints filed in May 2025 regarding building-wide service interruptions. The building has also experienced recurring pest control challenges, as evidenced by repeated rodent inspection reports between 2022 and 2025 showing consistent rat activity, with the most recent inspections in 2024-2025 resulting in bait application. In mid-2024, several electrical safety concerns were documented, requiring the installation of cover plates at electrical outlets in public areas, and an illegal padlock was found on a door leading to the north yard.

The building underwent inspection in July 2024, revealing electrical outlet issues in multiple floors' public hallways and accumulation of bicycles and shopping carts in prohibited areas on the first floor. Historical issues dating back to 2019 included structural concerns, with a complaint about building shaking and visible cracks in the first floor windows and parapet wall, which resulted in a $2,500 penalty. A bedbug infestation was reported in 2019 but was promptly addressed with eradication measures.

The building has maintained an active schedule of inspections and repairs, with no documented bedbug infestations since 2019, and the most recent external low-pressure inspection violation filed in September 2024 was eventually dismissed. The property has demonstrated regular compliance with bedbug reporting requirements since 2019, consistently showing zero infested units in recent years. While the building's management has generally responded to violations and maintenance issues, the persistent heating system problems in 2025 and ongoing rodent presence suggest areas requiring ongoing monitoring.