241 Ralph Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11233

241 Ralph Avenue is a three-story, seven-unit residential building located in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, built in 1925 and currently owned by Volvic Brown. The property has experienced several recurring issues over the past three years, with the most recent concerns centering around indoor air quality and sewage odors reported in March 2025. The building has faced multiple heat and hot water problems, with emergency complaints logged in November 2024 and earlier in 2022, with one such incident being marked as open and unresolved as of November 2024.

There have been persistent pest-related issues, with three separate complaints about unsanitary conditions between 2023 and 2025, including an unresolved pest complaint from February 2025 and a sewage odor issue in March 2025 that resulted in an advisory to the property management. Additional maintenance concerns include a heavy water leak reported in August 2024 and multiple heat/hot water outages, suggesting ongoing maintenance challenges. The building's recent history shows a pattern of maintenance issues requiring intervention from both the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) and the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH).

While some issues have been resolved through inspections and corrective actions, such as the heat and hot water restoration in November 2024, there remains at least one open complaint regarding heat/hot water as of late 2024. The property underwent some construction activity in 2020 that prompted a Stop Work Order, though this was subsequently fully rescinded within a month. The building's age and history suggest ongoing maintenance requirements, though not all issues have resulted in formal violations or fines.