17 Humboldt Street, Brooklyn, NY 11206

17 Humboldt Street is a 4-story, 8-unit old law tenement building in Williamsburg, constructed in 1931 and currently owned by Simon Mittelman. The building has experienced recurring maintenance issues over the past several years, with the most recent concerns emerging in July 2023, including unsanitary conditions related to pests and mold, as well as window frame problems - some of which were documented as emergency complaints.

The property has a notable history of pest-related issues, with multiple complaints about unsanitary conditions and pests documented in both 2022 and 2023. The building's maintenance record shows various infrastructure challenges, including plumbing issues in May 2022, heating problems in 2020 (with multiple heat/hot water complaints), and violations regarding safety equipment in 2020, such as missing smoke and carbon monoxide detectors in Apartment 1L. The building's violation history reveals several significant issues, including problems with garbage/recycling storage (March 2020), and multiple heating system complaints in 2019-2020 periods.

While recent bedbug reports from 2021-2024 indicate no infested or re-infested units, suggesting successful management of that specific issue, the property has experienced recurring rodent activity, with the most recent compliance inspection in November 2022 passing, though prior inspections around September 2022 indicated rat activity. The building has also gone through various maintenance inspections and received multiple violations related to fire safety, public hall maintenance, and mold conditions, though most of these violations have been marked as closed. An illegal conversion complaint was filed in July 2023, but the inspector was unable to gain access for verification during the final inspection in October 2024.