402 Berry Street, Brooklyn, NY 11249

The four-story New Law Tenement at 402 Berry Street in Williamsburg, owned by Shaye Rubin and built in 1910, has experienced several significant maintenance issues in recent years. As of July 2025, the building has multiple open housing maintenance code violations from July 2024, primarily related to safety and compliance signage requirements, including missing smoke detector and carbon monoxide detector notices, and inadequate building registration signage. There are also ongoing issues with building maintenance, particularly concerning a broken metal cornice on the north and east sides of the roof.

The building has failed to file required annual bedbug reports in 2023 and 2024, and was cited for these violations in April 2024. The property has a history of Department of Buildings violations, including a 2024 parking regulation violation involving unauthorized vehicle storage on a residential lot, for which a $625 penalty was imposed. Previous ECB violations between 2018-2019 indicate non-compliance with correction orders, particularly regarding unauthorized steel work on the third floor, with penalties ranging from $2,400 to $6,250.

The building's rodent inspection history shows a failure in November 2024, though it passed a compliance inspection in January 2025. A complaint regarding certificate of occupancy issues was filed in June 2023 and resulted in an Oath Violation being served in July 2024. While the building has experienced various violations over the years, recent inspections have focused primarily on safety signage and maintenance compliance issues.