819 Willoughby Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11206

819 Willoughby Avenue is a 4-story New Law Tenement building constructed in 1931 in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood, currently owned by Mayer Schwartz, with 8 residential units. The building has experienced several significant maintenance and safety issues over the past few years.

Most notably, there are open violations from 2022-2024 related to the failure to file annual bedbug reports, and multiple open violations from 2020 regarding unauthorized alterations to multiple apartments' bathroom and kitchen facilities across all floors (1LB, 1RB, 2LB, 2RB, and 3LB) that require legalization or restoration to their original conditions. The property has also faced heating system challenges, with three emergency heat/hot water complaints filed in 2018-2019, though HPD inspections were unable to gain access to verify the issues in two instances, and no violations were issued in the third inspection. Recent inspection records indicate some improvement in rodent control, with the most recent inspections in 2025 showing passing results, though there were failures noted in 2022.

In terms of regulatory compliance, there are multiple active DOB violations as of 2023-2024, including failures to file required external low pressure inspections for 2018 and 2019, and a violation related to not certifying correction of an immediately hazardous condition. Historical complaints from 2020 suggest past concerns about illegal apartment conversions and egress issues, though these were ultimately closed due to inability to access the premises for inspection. The building's management has shown some pattern of not addressing violations promptly, as evidenced by multiple open violations and failure to resolve past issues despite penalties being imposed.