19 Bushwick Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11211

19 Bushwick Avenue is a 3-story, 6-unit Old Law Tenement building located in East Williamsburg, constructed in 1920 and currently owned by Matthew Moscicki. The building has experienced recurring heat and hot water issues, with three documented incidents between 2022 and 2023 affecting either the entire building or individual apartments, with the most recent in December 2023. The property has also faced various other maintenance challenges, including electrical problems (particularly lighting issues), staircase concerns, and a sewage incident in 2019.

More recently, in 2024, there are serious compliance issues noted, with multiple open violations regarding the failure to file required external low-pressure inspections dating back to 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2023. The building's maintenance history reveals several safety and habitability concerns, including a 2019 violation for obstructed fire escape access in Apartment 2L, and various staircase safety issues such as loose handrails and defective doors. A significant number of bedbug report violations are noted between 2021 and 2024, suggesting ongoing pest management compliance issues.

On a more positive note, recent rodent inspections as of 2023-2024 show passing results, indicating improved pest control measures. The Department of Buildings has documented multiple open violations from 2018-2023 regarding pressure inspection filings, which remain unresolved as of the most recent inspection in 2024. While several older violations from 2019 have been resolved, including door repair issues in Apartment 3R and stairway safety concerns, the building's overall maintenance record shows a pattern of recurring heating system problems and delayed response to various maintenance issues, particularly during transitional seasons when heating systems are most critical.