248 Mc Kibbin Street, Brooklyn, NY 11206

248 McKibbin Street is a 4-story, 82-unit Class A residential building constructed in 1942 and currently owned by Berl Jacobs. The property has experienced recurring issues with heating systems, particularly evident in emergency complaints in early 2025 and late 2024 regarding heat and hot water availability, with inspectors frequently unable to gain access for verification.

Water-related problems have been a persistent concern, with multiple complaints about leaks recorded between 2023 and 2024, including both slow and heavy flows, though inspections often found no violations or confirmed corrections. There have been significant issues with indoor air quality and mold, as evidenced by complaints in August 2024, and the building has undergone several pest control inspections revealing consistent rodent activity from 2019 through 2024, despite some passing inspections. Of particular note are serious environmental control board violations from September 2024, including illegal unit conversions in unit 3H involving unauthorized SRO (Single Room Occupancy) conversions, with associated penalties totaling $183,750.

These violations also documented multiple safety concerns, such as inadequate means of egress, lack of fire alarms, missing sprinklers, and insufficient natural light and ventilation requirements. The building's history shows regular bedbug inspections with no reported infestations from 2020 onwards, and while several housing maintenance code violations have been recorded, including issues with smoke detectors, carbon monoxide detectors, and door hardware in unit 1A (all certified corrected), there remain some open violations from 2022 regarding plastered surfaces and electrical wiring conditions in unit 1F. The property has maintained consistent building-wide systems checks, including recent elevator inspections, though some past violations related to high-pressure inspections were ultimately dismissed.