1551 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, NY 11233

The 3-story, 3-unit building at 1551 Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights, owned by Hadas Morgenstern and constructed in 1920, has experienced several significant maintenance issues in recent years. Most notably, in May 2024, there were emergency complaints regarding both plumbing and heat/hot water issues affecting the entire building, though investigations by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development found no violations and confirmed that heat and hot water had been restored.

The building has a documented history of plumbing-related concerns, including a 2023 complaint about defective/leaking plumbing (no violations found), a 2020 complaint about allegedly unauthorized plumbing work (access denied for inspection), and a 2019 complaint regarding being vacant and open (access denied for inspection). A significant violation from 2019, related to the installation of coping over the roof parapet as per a 2018 Commissioner’s Order, was only resolved in January 2024 after the required repairs were completed.

The property has shown consistently good hygiene maintenance practices in recent years, with no recorded bedbug infestations in any of the three reporting periods from 2023 to 2025. Three separate bedbug reports filed between 2024 and 2025 show zero affected units, zero eradicated units, and no re-infestations reported, indicating effective pest management and regular maintenance of unit conditions. While the building has experienced various system issues over the past few years, particularly concerning plumbing and heating, the resolution of the roof parapet violation and the absence of pest problems suggest ongoing maintenance efforts are being made, though access issues during inspections in 2019 and 2020 remain a notable concern in the building's history.