1 Agate Court, Brooklyn, NY 11213

1 Agate Court is a two-story, two-family residential building located in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, constructed in 1899 and currently owned by Philip Germain. The property has experienced recurring heating and water supply issues between late 2021 and early 2022, with five documented complaints about inadequate heat and hot water affecting the entire building. In 2021, multiple safety and maintenance concerns were recorded, including a fire escape inspection (which resulted in no violations), floor and stair issues, and problems with garbage/recycling storage.

Three significant complaints were filed regarding cooking gas supply and flooring problems in the same period. Housing Maintenance Code Violations from April 2021 indicated multiple issues in Apartment 3, including problems with water supply, gas supply, carbon monoxide detection, and various repair needs, though some violations were later closed. More concerning are the multiple Department of Buildings (DOB) violations and ECB violations linked to the property in 2021-2022, suggesting potential illegal modifications or occupancy issues.

These include an April 2021 citation for work without a permit (noted as a full gut renovation involving new partition walls, plumbing, and electrical work), and a violation regarding occupancy contrary to allowed usage, indicating unauthorized conversion of the two-story building into a four-bedroom configuration. As of now, there are still active ECB violations from 2021 related to failure to comply with the Commissioner's order regarding unpermitted work, with penalties totaling $37,500. The building's recent history shows generally improved conditions, with passed rodent inspections in 2024, 2022, and 2020, though there was one instance of rat activity noted in 2018. The most recent complaint from July 2024 regarding exterior sweeping resulted in no violations.