283 Nostrand Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11216

283 Nostrand Avenue is a 4-story, 4-unit OLD LAW TENEMENT building constructed in 1931 in Bedford-Stuyvesant, currently owned by Nathan Schwarcz. The property has experienced significant plumbing issues in late 2023, with multiple "heavy flow" water leak complaints filed between September 18 and September 29, 2023, and corresponding Housing Maintenance Code complaints indicating emergency conditions. An inspection on October 4, 2023, revealed violations including a water leak at the ceiling in Apartment 1, a defective fire escape drop-ladder, and a concerning unauthorized alteration involving a staircase to the cellar.

This illegal duplex configuration has resulted in Environmental Control Board violations and requires plans to be filed and the work legalizing or restoring to its original condition. The building's maintenance history shows several infrastructure concerns, including two boiler-related complaints in 2020 (though unsubstantiated), and a 2019 violation for failing to file an annual boiler inspection report. Recent inspections have consistently passed rodent control requirements from 2022 through 2025, with the exception of an August 2020 inspection that noted rat activity.

The property has maintained a clean bedbug history, with no reported infestations in any dwelling units from 2019 to the present. While there have been various maintenance issues requiring attention, records show that most recent violations have been addressed, though the illegal alteration and related building code concerns remain significant through 2023. Regular rodent inspections passing indicate effective pest management, and the absence of bedbug infestations in recent years is noteworthy for tenant comfort.