1639 Carroll Street, Brooklyn, NY 11213

The 16-unit, 4-story tenement building at 1639 Carroll Street in Crown Heights, owned by Chesky Engel and constructed in 1920, has experienced several significant maintenance issues in recent years. Most notably, in October 2024, the building underwent several complaints regarding heat and hot water outages affecting the entire building, with multiple tenants reporting the same issue. While inspections confirmed restoration of services during some instances, this pattern of heating system problems is concerning.

The building has also faced ongoing pest management challenges, with multiple pest-related complaints filed in July and September 2024, though inspections showed no violations in these cases. More recently, as of June 2025, there is an open complaint regarding mailbox issues, which has not yet been resolved. The building's violation history reveals concerns about safety equipment, particularly in Apartment A2, where multiple violations were documented in March and October 2024 regarding missing or inoperative smoke and carbon monoxide detectors.

Notably, there is an active Department of Buildings violation from September 2024 concerning failure to file required external low pressure inspection reports from 2018 through 2023, which suggests possible regulatory non-compliance. On a positive note, recent rodent inspections in 2025 and March 2024 passed without issues, indicating some success in maintaining basic sanitation standards, though historical data shows previous rodent activity was recorded in 2017. The building's bedbug reporting history shows mostly successful eradication efforts, with multiple units reported as eradicated each year from 2020-2024, suggesting effective pest control management despite the ongoing pest complaints.