289 Division Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11211

The 6-story, 24-unit tenement building at 289 Division Avenue in Williamsburg, owned by Joseph Goldberger and constructed in 1907, has experienced several significant maintenance issues in recent years. Most notably, in December 2024, there was a heat and hot water outage affecting the entire building, though these services were restored following HPD's intervention.

The building has also faced considerable plumbing challenges, with multiple complaints in early 2024 regarding toilet and sink issues, including an emergency sewage problem in March 2024. Additional concerns emerged in 2024, including mold conditions in a 3rd-story public hall, self-closing door issues on multiple floors, and an active ECB violation from 2022 regarding unpermitted work at Apartment 3B involving unauthorized construction of a steel balcony and modifications to walls and windows. The property has documented various compliance and safety concerns over the years, including multiple violations related to building entrances and fire safety systems, though many of these have been marked as "Closed" following necessary repairs.

Most recently, in 2024, there were multiple active violations regarding failure to file the required External Low-Pressure Inspection documentation. The building's elevator system has also been a recurring subject of complaints, with an Oath Violation served in 2020 and another complaint in 2024, though inspections did not reveal violations at that time. Interestingly, the building has maintained a bedbug-free status in recent reporting periods (2024 and 2023), and rodent inspections in 2018 and 2011 resulted in passing grades, suggesting general pest control measures have been effective.