289 Classon Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11205

289 Classon Avenue is a 4-story, 8-unit Old Law Tenement building dating back to 1910, currently owned by Nat Perlstein and located in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood. The building has experienced several significant maintenance issues in recent years, with the most recent problems occurring in early 2025 when complaints about water leaks and radiator issues were filed with HPD.

Unfortunately, inspectors were unable to gain access to investigate these complaints during their visits, and the cases were closed due to this lack of response from occupants. Earlier, in April 2022, the entire building experienced heat and hot water problems, though HPD was informed that these services had been restored by the time of their investigation. The building has a history of various violations and maintenance concerns, including several bedbug reporting requirements (which have consistently shown 0 infested units), and multiple rodent inspections.

While recent rodent inspections from 2024 and 2025 passed, prior inspections from 2022 showed rat activity, and earlier bait applications were noted in the summer of 2019. Multiple safety violations were addressed in 2022, including the need to remove a device preventing a self-closing door, failure to properly display housing information guides, and the requirement to maintain proper gas leak procedure notices. The building's most recent violation from March 2023 involved a missed deadline for filing the annual bedbug report, though this appears to have been resolved as subsequent filings have shown no infestation.