234 North 11th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11211

The six-story, 10-unit building at 234 North 11th Street in Williamsburg, owned by Mordechai Katz, has experienced recurring maintenance challenges over the past several years, most notably involving mold issues. As of October 2023, there were two pending 311 complaints regarding unsanitary mold conditions, following a closed complaint from the same month that resulted in no violations being issued by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD).

The building has a documented history of rodent-related issues, with inspections showing rat sightings in 2021 that resulted in minor violations, and more serious rodent/insect/garbage concerns related to a food establishment in 2019 that was eventually addressed. The property has undergone some maintenance violations, notably in 2014 when two Class B violations were recorded: one required repairs to a damaged fire-retarding wall in the first-story public hall, and another addressed a nuisance involving cardboard boxes in the public hall stairs.

Both of these violations were certified as corrected in 2019. A complaint regarding an illegal conversion was recorded in 2020, but the inspector was unable to gain access during both final inspection attempts in 2021, leading to a closed disposition. On a positive note, the building has maintained a clean record regarding bedbug infestations, with no reported cases in the past five years, and recent periodic inspections for rodents have consistently passed, including inspections in 2015 and 2021.