22A Patchen Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11221

22A Patchen Avenue is a 4-unit, 4-story residential building constructed in 1931 in Bedford-Stuyvesant, currently owned by David Kramer. The building has experienced several significant maintenance issues over the past three years, with the most concerning being structural stability concerns emerging in late 2024, when the Department of Buildings issued violations related to the structure being in the collapse zone of a nearby compromised facade wall, including a Full Vacate Order in June 2025. Throughout 2024, there were multiple complaints about unsanitary conditions related to garbage/recycling storage, as well as heating issues in February affecting both apartments and the entire building.

The building has shown a pattern of access issues during inspections, particularly in 2023-2024, including multiple door/window complaints and the inability to inspect units for heat problems, though some inspections resulted in no violations being found. The property has maintained regular bedbug reporting procedures since 2020, with no infestations reported in recent years. However, rodent inspections reveal a concerning pattern, with verified rat activity in 2024, though more recent inspections in 2025 have passed.

Various building maintenance issues were recorded in 2022, including problems with a door lock, carbon monoxide detector, smoke detector, vinyl tiles, and hallway cleanliness, particularly affecting the 2nd floor. Despite these ongoing maintenance challenges, the building has consistently filed its annual bedbug reports, though there was a violation issued in 2024 for failing to file the annual report, which was subsequently addressed. The most recent inspections in 2025, including rodent inspections and structural monitoring, have shown compliance, though the building remains subject to monitoring due to the previous structural concerns.