1745 President Street, Brooklyn, NY 11213

The six-story, 54-unit residential building at 1745 President Street in Crown Heights, owned by Meir Bouskila and constructed in 1930, has experienced significant maintenance challenges in recent years, particularly in 2025. The property has faced multiple heat and hot water issues, with several complaints filed between March and April 2025, affecting both individual apartments and the entire building. During this period, there were also problems with water leaks (both slow and heavy flow), ventilation systems, and paint/plaster conditions requiring violations to be issued by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD).

A notable pattern has emerged in 2025, with multiple complaints spanning different maintenance categories being filed around the same time, including issues with plumbing, electrical systems, and sanitation. The building has a history of elevator service problems, as evidenced by multiple complaints between 2018 and 2024 regarding the single device on the property with no alternate service. A 2024 inspection resulted in an Oath Violation being served.

Recent inspections in 2025 showed the building passing rodent inspections, though it previously failed in 2021. The property has been consistently free of bedbug infestations according to the reporting requirements from 2021 through 2024. Notable violations from December 2024 affected apartments 5E and 5H, involving issues with doors, plaster surfaces, cabinets, and bathroom facilities, all of which have since been certified as corrected. The building's persistent maintenance issues, particularly regarding heat and water systems, and the pattern of violations requiring correction periods, suggest ongoing challenges with building systems and maintenance procedures, though many individual violations have been addressed and closed through proper certification processes.