38 Somers Street, Brooklyn, NY 11233

This 9-unit, 4-story Old Law Tenement building at 38 Somers Street in Bedford-Stuyvesant, owned by Pelham Bollers and built in 1927, has experienced several significant maintenance issues in recent years. Most notably, in May 2025, multiple violations were documented including problems with ceilings, walls, floors, doors, windows, and electrical outlets. These complaints were all inspected by HPD, resulting in violations being issued and the property owner being granted time to address the conditions.

In 2024-2025, the building underwent four separate emergency repairs involving doors/windows and flooring, while previous unresolved issues from late 2023 included window frame and flooring complaints. The building has faced recurring issues with mold, water damage, and maintenance violations over the years. A Class A violation regarding bedbug reporting was issued in March 2022, and several other significant violations were documented in 2020-2021, including problems with fire escape access, gas leak procedures, and self-closing doors.

While the building has maintained a zero-infestation record for bedbugs since 2019, it experienced initial rodent inspection failures in 2016, though subsequent inspections in 2017-2018 passed. The property has had various Department of Buildings violations and ECB violations related to construction work and exhaust systems, though most of these have been resolved. The most recent bedbug reports (2021-2025) show no infestations in any dwelling units, and the building has consistently passed rodent inspections since 2017, with the exception of one failure in 2016. While the building has experienced persistent maintenance issues requiring multiple HPD interventions, the management has generally addressed violations when issued, though there have been instances of emergency repairs and persistent problems requiring legal enforcement.