99 Clay Street, Brooklyn, NY 11222

99 Clay Street is a 12-unit, 3-story residential building located in Greenpoint, constructed in 1931 and currently owned by Joel Lefkowitz. The property has experienced recurring heat and hot water issues over the past year, with multiple complaints in 2025 and late 2024, including instances of no heat/hot water affecting both individual apartments and the entire building.

A significant open violation was recorded in November 2024 regarding fire egress defects in Apartment 6, specifically concerning obstructing bars or unlawful gates from the window to the fire escape. The building has faced ongoing rodent activity challenges, with inspections in 2024 and 2025 confirming such issues, and multiple unsanitary condition complaints related to garbage/recycling storage. The property has a history of regulatory scrutiny regarding potential unauthorized uses, with multiple complaints about illegal hotel rooms and transient use violations, most recently resulting in multiple 2023 violations related to fire alarm systems, required means of egress, and illegal occupancy at Apartment 3.

In 2019, various violations were documented concerning illegal occupancy of the cellar, which was arranged and occupied for sleeping purposes, and several violations were issued regarding construction work being performed without proper notices or permits. Safety systems have been a recurring concern, with past issues including defective fire escape mechanisms and concerns about smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. While bedbug reports for the building have consistently shown zero infested units since at least 2019, the property has faced challenges with maintaining building systems, as evidenced by multiple violations for failure to maintain code-compliant conditions, including a 2023 violation for a corroded metal staircase creating a safety hazard.