12 St James Place, Brooklyn, NY 11205

The 4-story, 8-unit building at 12 St James Place in Clinton Hill, owned by Roger Cohen and constructed in 1875, has experienced significant and recurring heating system issues in early 2025. Between January 29 and February 11, 2025, there were at least ten separate complaints regarding heat and hot water problems affecting the entire building, with multiple inspections conducted by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD).

While most complaints were ultimately closed with heat and hot water reportedly restored, the pattern of complaints suggests persistent heating system challenges. The building's maintenance history reveals several concerning trends. In 2020, the Department of Buildings recorded violations related to the boiler system, citing defects and operational issues that resulted in an Environmental Control Board penalty of $1,562.

More recently, in 2023, the building received violations for failing to file required external low-pressure inspections for both 2018 and 2019, which remain active as of June 2023. The property has also faced rodent activity issues, with multiple inspections documenting rat presence between 2016 and 2023, though there was one compliance inspection in 2016 that passed. On a positive note, the building has maintained a clean record regarding bedbug infestations, with no reported cases in the past five years (2019-2024).