239 North 9th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11211

The six-story, 78-unit residential building at 239 North 9th Street in Williamsburg, owned by Eqr-north Ninth Ii Llc and constructed in 2013, has experienced several significant maintenance issues throughout its history. Most recently, in September 2024, the building faced emergency complaints regarding cooking gas and heat/hot water problems affecting the entire building.

During inspections, Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) was unable to gain access to verify these conditions, leading to the complaints being closed without resolution. The building has a documented history of similar accessibility issues during inspections, including an emergency mold complaint and roofing concern from July 2019, which were also closed without confirmed inspections. In terms of structural and maintenance compliance, there was a violation recorded in April 2021 related to the failure to file the annual bedbug report, though this appears to have been resolved.

However, the building's bedbug reporting records from 2019 through the present show consistent compliance, with zero reported incidents of infestation, eradication, or reinfestation across all annual reporting periods. Despite the recurring issues with building access during inspections, the comprehensive bedbug reporting and apparent absence of rodent complaints (with only one general complaint in 2024) suggest some level of proactive maintenance. It's worth noting that while the recent gas and heating issues represent the most pressing current concerns, they follow a pattern of building-wide service disruptions that have occurred intermittently throughout the building's history.