532 Leonard Street, Brooklyn, NY 11222

532 Leonard Street is a three-story, three-unit Old Law Tenement building constructed in 1910 and currently owned by Jacek Ziemski. The building has experienced several concerning issues in recent years, particularly in 2024, when multiple fire escape safety complaints were filed but inspections were denied access. Additional incidents in 2024 included an electrical lighting issue (January) and a heat/hot water complaint (November 2023) where inspectors were reportedly denied access to units.

A June 2024 inspection resulted in multiple housing maintenance code violations, including issues with door self-closing mechanisms, missing safety notices (smoke detector, carbon monoxide, gas leak procedures), and improper door latch conditions at the first-story vestibule. The building's documentation shows consistent bedbug reporting from 2019 through 2024, with no reported infestations or re-infestations in any filing period. Recent rodent activity has been documented in 2025, with inspections in March and April showing rat activity, following a passed inspection in February 2023.

The property has maintained compliance with bedbug reporting requirements, showing no infestations in the past five reporting periods. A building complaint from 2019 regarding an unpermitted work was closed due to inspector access issues. The Department of Buildings issued a permit for work in September 2018, though the exact nature of the work is not specified in the available data. While the building has maintained some basic regulatory compliance, the recent fire escape access issues, heating problems, and rodent activity in 2024-2025 are notable concerns, particularly given the building's age and historical classification.