1561 East New York Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11212

1561 East New York Avenue is a 3-unit, 3-story residential building located in Brownsville, constructed in 2006 and currently owned by Luisa Serrano. The property has experienced recurring heating and hot water issues throughout its history, with the most recent cluster of complaints occurring in December 2024, when the entire building reported problems requiring emergency HPD intervention. Similar heat-related complaints were filed and addressed in 2019, 2021, and in multiple instances between November 2019 and January 2019, though not all inspections were able to access units.

The building has undergone regular rodent inspections, with the most recent inspection in December 2024 passing without violations, though there were rat sightings reported in 2019 and 2024. The property has been subject to several housing maintenance violations, including multiple annual bedbug report requirements between 2021-2024, which were all marked as Class A violations and eventually closed. A significant cluster of violations was documented in November 2019 for the 1st floor apartment, including inadequate heat supply, inoperable smoke detector, and inoperable carbon monoxide detecting device, though these violations were certified as corrected by November 2019.

The building's infrastructure has been periodically inspected, including a plumbing issue in January 2019 and a sewage complaint in April 2019, both of which were addressed. Importantly, the building's bedbug reporting history from 2019-2024 shows no reported infestations during the specified periods, indicating effective pest management practices. The most recent bedbug report for the period ending October 2023 shows zero infested or re-infested units, though the building did receive violations for failing to submit annual reports in 2021, 2022, and 2023, which were subsequently addressed.