1639 St Marks Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11233

The 4-story, 8-unit residential building at 1639 St. Marks Avenue in Crown Heights, owned by Jumatie Persaud, has experienced several significant maintenance issues over the past year (2024), with the most recent being a heat and hot water outage in December 2024.

The building has faced ongoing challenges with pests, including multiple reports of roach infestations, particularly affecting apartments 5, 7, and 8, as well as a 2024 complaint about mold. Several repairs have been required throughout the year, including work on plumbing fixtures (sinks, toilets), walls, and ceilings, with multiple violations issued by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD). Most concerning are recent violations from November 2024 in apartment 8, where issues with smoke and carbon monoxide detectors were documented, along with a roach infestation.

The building also had violations related to door maintenance in apartments 5 and 7, and a requirement to repaint stairwell walls in a light color. While the building's historical records show some plumbing issues in 2018-2019 that resulted in a stop work order and the suspension of a master plumber's license, there have been no bedbug infestations reported in recent years (2021-2024) and rodent inspections in 2018-2019 showed variable results, including one instance of rat activity. The building, constructed in 1910, is classified as a New Law Tenement and has consistently required attention to various building maintenance issues throughout its recent history.