165 Meserole Street, Brooklyn, NY 11206

The 39-unit, 5-story building at 165 Meserole Street in Williamsburg, owned by Georgia Kaporos, has experienced recurring maintenance issues throughout 2025, with the most significant problems centering around water leaks and heating systems. Between February and April 2025, there were multiple complaints about water leaks, with several classified as "heavy flow," and three instances of HPD being unable to gain access to inspect the reported issues.

The building has also faced consistent heating problems, with multiple complaints about inadequate heat and hot water between February and April 2025, including at least one instance resulting in violations. Prior to these recent issues, the building underwent inspections in late 2023 and 2024 that identified several maintenance violations, particularly in Apartment 7, where problems including defective doors, missing smoke detectors, non-functional carbon monoxide detectors, broken plaster surfaces, and pest issues (roach infestation) were documented and subsequently certified as corrected in early 2025. Apartment 11 also had documented mold issues requiring remediation in mid-2024.

The building's common areas showed concerns as well, with inspections identifying needed repairs to self-closing doors at both the 1st and 2nd stories. The building has maintained a consistent record of being free from bedbug infestations since 2019, with no reports of affected or eradicated units in recent years. However, there have been persistent rodent issues, with multiple baiting interventions recorded between 2024 and 2025, including evidence of rat activity noted in December 2024 and June 2024 inspections.