252 South 1st Street, Brooklyn, NY 11211

The three-unit, three-story tenement building at 252 South 1st Street in Williamsburg, owned by Abel Park and constructed in 1920, has experienced several concerning maintenance issues in recent years. Most notably, there was a building-wide heat and hot water emergency reported in February 2024, though inspectors were unable to access any units to verify the problem.

The building currently has open violations related to the failure to file annual bedbug reports for multiple years between 2021 and 2024, with inspections in March 2022, March 2023, and April 2024 specifically noting this compliance issue. The property has also faced pest-related challenges, with documented rodent activity in inspections from June 2023 and August 2023, following multiple food establishment complaints about rodents and insects between 2020 and 2024, though these were officially marked as addressed.

The building's maintenance history shows a pattern of unresolved compliance issues, particularly regarding bedbug reporting requirements, with records indicating violations across multiple years. While some past complaints about food establishment conditions were resolved, the pattern of rodent infestations and the recent heat/hot water complaints suggest ongoing maintenance challenges. The most recent heat-related complaint from February 2024 and the repeated bedbug report violations represent the most pressing current concerns, though it's important to note that many of these issues have historically been marked as "closed" in the records, often due to the inability to gain access for proper inspection or resolution.