175 Lewis Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11221

Located in Bedford-Stuyvesant, 175 Lewis Avenue is a 4-story, 18-unit New Law Tenement building constructed in 1931 and currently owned by Donnell Selby. The building has experienced recurring issues with heating and hot water systems, with several complaints between 2019 and 2025, including a notable complete building outage in February 2023 and multiple apartment-specific incidents. Window-related problems have also been persistent, particularly in Apartment 4B, where three violations remain open from February 2021 concerning defective window mechanisms and door closure issues.

The property has required multiple interventions from the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) and the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) regarding food establishment compliance, with the most recent complaint in 2025 still in progress about potential violations involving pets or animals. In terms of pest management, the building has maintained an active bedbug reporting history from 2021 through 2024, showing zero reported infestations or reinfestations during the most recent filing period. However, rodent inspections have shown concerning patterns, with two inspections in 2025 and one in April 2024 indicating rat activity or failure to comply with standards.

The building has also faced administrative issues requiring attention to the annual bedbug reporting requirements, with violations noted in 2022 and 2023. An illegal conversion complaint from 2021 regarding commercial space was investigated but found to have no violations at the time of inspection. Despite these various challenges, the building has passed multiple routine inspections between 2021 and 2025 for other categories, suggesting generally acceptable conditions outside of the recurring issues noted above.