139 Marcus Garvey Blvd, Brooklyn, NY 11206

The 8-unit, 3-story residential building at 139 Marcus Garvey Blvd in Bedford-Stuyvesant, owned by Ronen Benjosef, has experienced several recurring maintenance issues over recent years. Most notably, there has been a consistent pattern of water-related problems, with multiple complaints about slow leaks and damp spots between 2023 and 2024, including documented violations affecting apartment 4A's kitchenette involving both leaks and deteriorated plaster surfaces. The building has also faced challenges with its door systems, with a recent HPD inspection in May 2025 unable to gain access for evaluation.

While pest control efforts appear to have been largely successful, with no reported infestations in the past five years and multiple passed rodent inspections between 2021-2025, there was a period of rodent-related complaints in 2024, with four separate reports in June 2024 alone. The property has maintained compliance with bedbug reporting requirements, with zero reported cases since 2019. The building underwent construction work in 2019-2020, which generated some Department of Buildings activity, including a stop work order that was later rescinded.

Between 2022 and 2023, there were several complaints about unsanitary conditions regarding garbage/recycling storage and one emergency electrical issue in 2023. The property has shown some pattern of delayed access for inspections, as evidenced by the inability to inspect several complaints in both 2023 and 2024, including recent water leak and door issues. While the building’s violations have generally been addressed, with most being marked as "closed," there remain two water leak complaints from September 2023 that are currently listed as in progress. The building has maintained its annual bedbug infestation status reports, showing responsible management in this area with consistent zero infestation reports since 2019, though this has required ongoing verification with multiple filings to confirm absence of issues.