401 Troy Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11213

401 Troy Avenue is a 3-story, 5-unit New Law Tenement building located in Crown Heights and constructed in 1925, currently owned by Maha Sarsour. The property has experienced recurring maintenance issues over the past few years, with the most recent concerns primarily focused on electrical systems and appliances. In 2025, multiple electrical complaints regarding wiring, outlet/switch problems, and a refrigerator issue were reported to HPD, though inspectors were unable to gain access for verification.

The building has documented rodent activity, with inspections in early 2025 and 2024 showing rat presence, despite some earlier successful compliance inspections. A significant cluster of complaints emerged in August 2022, particularly affecting Apartment 5, which included violations related to pest infestations, cabinet repairs, wall conditions, and various unsanitary conditions. The building's violation history reveals both resolved and ongoing issues, including an open Class B violation from February 2023 regarding a defective building entrance door lock, and several completed violations from 2022 linked to Apartment 5 concerning cabinet replacement, pest control, painting requirements, and window guard installations.

A notable infrastructure concern involves a roof leak affecting the ceiling in one of the rooms in Apartment 5, for which a violation was issued in August 2022. While there have been periods of passing rat inspections in 2019 and 2024, the recurring nature of pest complaints and recent rodent activity suggests ongoing challenges with maintenance and building systems. The property has shown some gaps in access for inspections, particularly regarding electrical and unsanitary condition complaints, which were closed without resolution due to inability to verify the reported conditions.