198 South 1st Street, Brooklyn, NY 11211

198 South 1st Street is a 5-story, 15-unit New Law Tenement building constructed in 1906, currently owned by Scott Jaffee. The building has experienced recurring heat and hot water issues, with multiple emergency complaints in 2022-2025 indicating ongoing problems with the building's heating system. Most recently, there were complaints about lack of heat and hot water in February 2025 that were addressed by HPD, though an inspection could not be completed due to restored services.

Other significant maintenance concerns include a sewage odor reported in September 2023 (DOHMH), a slow water leak in 2022, and numerous lead paint violation notices in Apartment 4D issued in August 2022, requiring remediation of multiple surfaces including walls, windows, and radiators. The building has maintained good pest control records, with no bedbug infestations reported in the past three years (2022-2025), and a rodent inspection in 2019 passed. All Housing Maintenance Code violations and Department of Buildings complaints from 2021-2023, including Local Law 188/17 Compliance Inspections and various safety inspections, were resolved with no violations found at the time of inspection.

The building's maintenance history shows a pattern of heat-related issues throughout 2022-2025, with multiple complaints specific to both entire building and apartment-only problems. While many complaints are marked as closed, they often indicate that problems were temporarily resolved or that inspection access was not granted. Apart from heating issues, the most significant maintenance concerns have been addressed, including the lead paint violations in Apartment 4D which were documented in multiple violation notices covering various areas of the apartment. The building has maintained a proactive approach to bedbug prevention, as evidenced by consistent reporting of zero infested units since 2021, and historical records show attention to rodent control measures in 2014, with subsequent inspections passing.