191 Rockaway Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11233

The two-family house at 191 Rockaway Avenue in Crown Heights, owned by Meshulam Hass, has a 125-year history with significant recent challenges. In 2018, major structural concerns were documented, including broken windows and a partially collapsed roof, resulting in a violation for failure to maintain the building in a code-compliant manner.

While this violation was subsequently resolved and no penalties remain due, this period marked serious disrepair for the property. Between 2017 and 2018, the building experienced a notable rodent infestation, with multiple bait applications documented between October 2017 and March 2018, though inspections in March 2018 concluded with a "Passed" result. More recently, in July 2020, there was a complaint regarding an unpermitted building work, though inspection attempts were unsuccessful.

The most recent documentation includes a building permit issued in June 2019 for plumbing work (Job #321734272), which suggests some efforts toward maintenance or improvement of the property. Despite the historical issues, no new complaints or violations have been recorded since 2020, and all 2018 rodent inspections were passed, indicating some progress in building maintenance and pest control. The two-story, two-unit property, which was built in 1901, remains a notable example of a historic Crown Heights building facing ongoing maintenance challenges.