224 Macon Street, Brooklyn, NY 11216

224 Macon Street is a three-story, 3-unit residential building in Bedford-Stuyvesant, constructed in 1899 and currently owned by Frank Lang. The building has experienced several significant maintenance issues over the past three years, most notably concerning mold and water damage. In 2021, there were two declared instances of mold conditions, one of which led to housing violations.

More recent inspections in 2023 and 2024 revealed ongoing problems with paint maintenance and building safety systems, including lead paint hazards and self-closing door deficiencies. A 2024 inspection specifically cited issues with peeling paint surfaces in multiple rooms, while a 2023 inspection identified problems with a self-closing door requiring repair or replacement. The building has also faced violations related to fire safety systems, including painted-over sprinkler heads and issues with an illegally installed double cylinder lock on the rear yard door.

Despite these challenges, the building has maintained a relatively clean record regarding pest management, with no reported bedbug infestations in the past five years, and recent rodent inspections in 2024 and 2022 showing either passed results or only minimal rat activity in the latter. The Department of Buildings records show permit activity in 2019-2020, with permits issued for alterations to the property. The building's maintenance history indicates varying degrees of responsiveness to housing code violations, with multiple emergency and non-emergency complaints filed through the Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) department, particularly in 2021-2022 related to paint, plaster, and unsanitary conditions. While many of these violations are marked as closed, ongoing maintenance issues related to water damage and building safety systems appear to persist, as evidenced by the most recent violations from 2023 and 2024.