525A Humboldt Street, Brooklyn, NY 11222

525A Humboldt Street is a six-unit, three-story residential building in Greenpoint, constructed in 1930 and currently managed by 525a Humboldt Apartments LLC. The property has experienced recurring heating issues in 2025, with three separate complaints about inadequate heat or hot water affecting the entire building between February 5 and February 20, 2025, leading to violations being issued by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD). Prior to these heating issues, the building faced several significant maintenance challenges in 2021, including multiple rodent infestations (with verified rat activity in inspections from January to October 2021), a fire escape safety inspection, and several complaints regarding unsanitary conditions related to mold.

The property has also demonstrated some recent compliance issues, including a June 2023 violation for failure to file the 2018 external low-pressure inspection, though this was later dismissed in August 2024. The building has shown improvements in certain areas, most notably in bedbug management, with the most recent annual filings (2022-2024) showing zero infested or eradicated units, suggesting effective pest control measures. Previous maintenance issues including plumbing problems, water leaks, and various violations related to alterations in Apartment 2R have been addressed and closed.

There was one inspection in 2024 regarding bedbug reporting compliance, and while the inspection date is listed, no specific violation status is provided. The property manager should be noted for consistently addressing building-wide issues promptly, as evidenced by the resolution of multiple emergency complaints over the years, though access issues for inspections have been reported on several occasions. The recent heating violations in 2025 represent the most pressing current maintenance concern, though these appear to be part of an ongoing pattern of temperature regulation issues in the building.