157 Saratoga Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11233

157 Saratoga Avenue is a 3-unit, 3-story old law tenement building in Bedford-Stuyvesant, constructed in 1906 and currently owned by Zoe Glushefski. The building has experienced recurring heating issues over the past few years, with multiple heat and hot water complaints between 2022 and 2025, including emergency complaints in January and May 2025. The most recent safety concern involves a broken or missing window guard reported in May 2025, which resulted in HPD violations.

The building's maintenance history shows several significant violations, including heating system access issues, defective smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, and a rodent infestation in Apartment 1 (addressed by January 2022). The property has also documented various infrastructure concerns, such as defective concrete treads on the front stoop, compromised wood cornice at the roof level, and issues with the bell/buzzer/intercom system. All three bedbug reporting periods since 2022 have shown zero infested units, and recent rodent inspections in 2016 and 2018 passed, indicating improved pest management. The building's violation history includes some structural and safety issues that have been addressed over time, such as front entrance steps repair (2022), fire escape safety inspection (2022), and annual bedbug reporting compliance (2022-2023).

While many individual complaints were closed without inspection access being granted, others required multiple follow-up attempts for resolution. An inspection from March 2023 resulted in a bedbug reporting violation, though subsequent filings for 2023 and 2024 show no infestations. A December 2021 inspection documented various issues in Apartment 1, including heating deficiencies, pest problems, and missing safety devices. The most recent complaints, particularly regarding window guards and heating systems, suggest ongoing maintenance challenges, though the building has demonstrated some improvements in pest control and responsiveness to violations over the past few years.