1569 East New York Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11212

The three-story, two-unit tenement building at 1569 East New York Avenue in Brownsville, owned by Samuel Hauer, has experienced a significant number of maintenance and safety issues over recent years. Most notably, the building suffered fire damage in early 2022, resulting in active violations regarding debris removal and structural non-compliance. Between 2019 and 2023, there were multiple concerning incidents including electrical wiring issues, a building shaking/structural stability complaint leading to a vacate order, and routine habitation challenges such as heat and hot water failures.

The property has also struggled with pest control, particularly in unit 2R where violations for rodent and roach infestation were recorded in 2021. In 2021, the building had numerous maintenance issues requiring HPD intervention, including appliance failures (stove and refrigerator), plumbing problems affecting multiple fixtures, and various unit maintenance concerns such as painting and plastering needs. While some of these issues resulted in violations, many were either closed without being able to gain access for inspection or had no violations issued upon inspection.

The building has maintained compliance with annual bedbug reporting requirements, showing zero infestation during the 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 reporting periods. There are also multiple historical records of rodent activity between 2010-2016, though recent inspections have not documented this issue. Currently, there is an open violation from 2024 regarding the filing of the annual bedbug report, and a 2019 ECB violation related to unsafe electrical equipment in the basement, though this appears to have a negative balance due situation in the reporting system.