1560 St Marks Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11233

The three-unit Crown Heights building at 1560 St. Marks Avenue, owned by Nickole Jackson and built in 1899, has experienced several notable maintenance and safety issues over recent years. Most recently, in May 2025, the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene found unsanitary conditions related to a cat on the property, requiring follow-up inspections.

The building has recurring bedbug reporting violations, with open violations for failing to file annual reports in 2022, 2023, and 2024. In early 2019, multiple significant issues were documented, including violations related to heat and hot water problems, plumbing in the bathroom, mold, and various problems with doors and windows. That same year, emergency violations were issued for safety concerns including fire escape and carbon monoxide detectors, though these were subsequently closed.

The most recent rodent inspection in July 2025 resulted in a passed compliance status, following an initial failure in June 2025 for other reasons. The building has also faced challenges with access during inspections, as evidenced by multiple instances where inspectors were unable to gain access to verify reported conditions, including complaints about door/window issues, intercom systems, and potentially unauthorized conversions. While some violations have been addressed and closed, including several maintenance issues identified in 2019, there remains an open violation related to electrical work and several other outstanding violations from that period that have not been certified as resolved.