45 Withers Street, Brooklyn, NY 11211

45 Withers Street is a 6-unit, 3-story old law tenement building located in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, constructed in 1928 and currently owned by Matthew Gelfand. The building has experienced recurring heat and hot water issues, with the most recent complaints occurring in October 2023 when residents reported problems throughout the entire building.

While HPD responded to these complaints, they found that heat was not required at the time of inspection and issued no violations. A similar heat-related complaint in December 2020 resulted in violations being issued. The building has also faced challenges with regulatory compliance, particularly regarding bedbug reporting, with multiple violations documented between 2020 and 2024 for failing to file annual bedbug reports as required under Housing Maintenance Code § HMC.

The property has undergone several inspections and received various violations that have generally been addressed, including issues with a door not self-closing in apartment 2L, inadequate heat supply in the same apartment, and multiple open violations from December 2020 related to posting requirements for the building's registration number and housing information guide. While there were periods of rodent activity documented in 2018 and 2019, recent inspections have shown compliance with rodent control requirements. The building's bedbug situation appears to have been well managed in recent years, with the 2025 report showing no infested units or eradication efforts required between November 2023 and October 2024, and similar clean records in previous years' filings.