187 Lefferts Place, Brooklyn, NY 11238

187 Lefferts Place is a 4-story, 5-unit residential building built in 1930 in Bedford-Stuyvesant, currently owned by Yehuda Cohen and classified as a "Hereafter Converted Class A" building. The property has experienced several significant maintenance issues over recent years, with the most pressing concerns centered around plumbing and unauthorized modifications.

In 2022-2023, there were documented plumbing complaints regarding water supply issues, while 2019 saw multiple emergency reports including a power outage and unsanitary sewage conditions. The building has ongoing violations related to an unpermitted bathroom installation and unauthorized alterations to the basement/cellar floor slab, with both classified as Class B violations and currently listed as Open. The property has also faced multiple Environmental Control Board violations from 2022-2023, primarily concerning illegal curb cut/driveway modifications and failure to comply with correction orders, resulting in significant penalties totaling $12,530.

Positive developments include a recent clean record with no bedbug infestations reported in any of the five annual filings from 2020 to 2024, and consistent passing results in rodent inspections from 2022 onward, though there was one instance of "Rat Activity" noted in October 2022. The building's management has demonstrated some responsiveness to various infractions, with several violations being addressed or closed after inspection, though significant penalties remain due as of the latest available data in 2023. The property has maintained basic habitual compliance in areas such as bedbug reporting and rodent control, with regular inspections showing no recent active infestations or significant pest problems.