1052 Greene Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11221

The 6-story, 20-unit residential building at 1052 Greene Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant, owned by Shlomo Karpen and completed in 2017, has experienced several recurring maintenance issues over the past few years. Most notably, there have been multiple instances of heat and hot water complaints, with emergency service requests recorded in 2025, 2024, 2023, and 2022, though these issues were typically resolved promptly upon HPD inspection. The building has also faced ongoing security concerns, with a significant violation opened in August 2024 regarding an illegal electromagnetic locking device at the main entrance, and another violation related to security during power outages.

Apartment 1B, in particular, has been the subject of several violations in 2024, including issues with carbon monoxide and smoke detectors, as well as problems with mold, water leaks, and damaged plaster surfaces, though many of these violations have since been certified as resolved. The building's history reveals some construction-related violations from 2019, when M&Y Developers Inc. faced fines for various safety and compliance issues during construction, though these were ultimately resolved.

The property has maintained a clean bedbug record since 2019, with no reported infestations in any of the annual filings. While rodent activity has been detected during initial inspections between 2022 and 2025, the building has passed subsequent compliance inspections, indicating ongoing pest management efforts. The building's maintenance history shows a pattern of prompt response to tenant complaints, though the recurrence of certain issues, particularly related to security, heat, and unit maintenance, suggests ongoing challenges with building systems and infrastructure.