13 St Felix Street, Brooklyn, NY 11217

The three-story, four-unit pre-war building at 13 St Felix Street in Fort Greene, owned by Benjamin Wilchfort, has experienced several notable issues in recent years. Most significantly, there have been multiple complaints about potential illegal conversions, with four separate complaints filed between January 2024 and January 2025, though inspections were consistently marked as "Unable to Gain Access." The property faced some health and safety concerns in 2021, with the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene identifying rodent activity requiring follow-up inspections, though subsequent rodent inspections in 2021 (bait applied), 2022 (compliance - passed), and 2023 (no violations found) indicated improvements in pest control.

The building has demonstrated compliance with bedbug reporting requirements, with all three annual reports from 2021 through 2024 indicating zero infested units, though a Housing Maintenance Code violation was issued in March 2023 related to the filing requirements for the annual bedbug report. Additionally, there was a closed complaint regarding construction beyond approved plans/permits in 2024, though the inspector was again unable to gain access.

The building received a permit issuance in February 2019 for some work categorized as EW (presumably emergency work). While the property has had several compliance issues and complaints over the years, recent inspections suggest some improvement in pest control, though concerns about unauthorized modifications and access to the property remain unresolved as of 2025.