161 Mac Dougal Street, Brooklyn, NY 11233

161 Mac Dougal Street is a 3-story, 5-unit Old Law Tenement building located in Bedford-Stuyvesant and owned by Abe Stein. The property, built in 1909, has experienced ongoing issues with heat and hot water service, particularly evident through multiple emergency complaints between 2023 and 2025, with several inspections unable to gain access for verification.

The building has also faced sanitation challenges, including garbage/recycling storage issues (2025), pest infestations, and Bedbug reporting compliance matters, with violations related to annual Bedbug report filings noted in 2019 and 2021. Housing Maintenance Code violations indicate ongoing pest problems, particularly involving roaches and mice, with specific violations documented for apartments 1, 2L, and 3R between 2023 and 2024. The Department of Buildings has issued multiple active violations for failure to file external low pressure inspections from 2018 through 2024, suggesting regulatory compliance concerns.

Recent complaints from May 2025 regarding Certificate of Occupancy and illegal conversion are currently active, though an inspection for the latter on 2025-07-07 showed "Inspector Unable To Gain Access - 1st Attempt." The building's maintenance history reveals a pattern of unresolved issues, particularly regarding heat/hot water service and pest control. Notably, there have been no documented Bedbug infestations in the most recent two reporting periods (2024-2025), and rodent inspections from 2014 show mixed results, with initial failure transitioning to compliance. While historical complaints suggest persistent maintenance challenges, more recent complaints have primarily focused on inspection compliance rather than immediate habitability concerns.