39 South Portland Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11217

39 South Portland Avenue is a four-story, 4-unit residential building located in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, constructed in 1866 and currently owned by Michael Landsman. The property has experienced significant structural and construction-related issues since mid-2024, most notably during July 2024 when serious concerns were raised about the building's structural integrity, including violations related to building shaking, undermining of adjacent structures, and potential hazards from soil conditions.

These violations specifically mentioned problems with a partially collapsed load-bearing party wall between 39 and 37 South Portland Avenue, affecting both buildings' structural stability and creating safety concerns about potential future collapse. The Department of Buildings later confirmed through inspections in early 2025 that these urgent safety violations were resolved, with the stop work orders being fully rescinded. The building's complaint history shows a pattern of compliance tracking and maintenance issues in mid-2024, with multiple complaints about construction work contrary to approved plans and failure to maintain the property.

Notable among these was a complaint about construction work occurring despite an existing stop work order. All buildings violations related to the July 2024 incidents were resolved by November 2024, though there were some complaints about construction-related issues in 2025 that were subsequently closed without finding violations. Importantly, the property has maintained a clean bedbug record, with no reported infestations or reinfestations between November 2022 and October 2023.