146 North 9th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11249

The four-story Old Law Tenement building at 146 North 9th Street in Williamsburg, owned by Edward Zylka, has experienced significant maintenance issues in recent months, particularly during August 2024. Multiple complaints were filed and inspected by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) during this period, with violations issued for electrical lighting issues (no lighting) and various plumbing concerns affecting sinks and bathtubs/showers.

An immediate emergency was reported and addressed regarding paint/plaster issues on the ceiling, along with problems affecting flooring/stairs and windows. Of particular concern are the open violations resulting from the August 27th inspection of Apartment 1R, including electrical problems (inoperable outlets and light fixtures), pest infestations (bedbugs and roaches), and multiple maintenance issues affecting various surfaces and fixtures. The building's recent history also includes complaints about work being performed without proper permits in March 2024, though inspectors were unable to gain access during their attempts to verify these complaints.

While the building has maintained a bedbug-free status according to its last three annual filings from 2021 through 2024 (with one previous infestation in 2018), the current state of Apartment 1R suggests significant ongoing maintenance challenges. The property has been subject to multiple service requests and housing maintenance code complaints throughout 2024, with most being addressed within a few weeks of filing. The concentration of issues reported during August 2024, combined with the open violations resulting from the August 27th inspection, suggests a period of particular maintenance challenges for the building, though many of the more recent complaints from the same period have been successfully closed without violations being issued.