247 Jefferson Street, Brooklyn, NY 11237

247 Jefferson Street is a 4-story, 6-unit Old Law Tenement building in Bushwick, constructed in 1931 and currently owned by Linda Vera. The property has experienced recurring issues with heating systems, particularly in 2021 when there were emergency complaints regarding lack of heat and hot water, first affecting the entire building in January and then a specific apartment in November, though both issues were reportedly resolved.

More recently, in August 2023, the building received two Class C violations related to self-closing doors in the boiler room and fire door leading to the north yard in the cellar, which remain open as of now. There was also a Class B violation issued in December 2020 for the lack of an approved carbon monoxide detecting device in apartment 1A, and a 2018 violation regarding posting gas leak procedures in common areas, though the latter was certified as resolved by September 2018.

The building's environmental and pest control record shows consistent attention to bedbug prevention, with no reported infestations or eradications in the past five years according to the bedbug reporting system. However, there have been multiple rat activity reports in recent inspections, with the most recent rodent inspections in 2025 (February 26 and February 7) showing rat activity, though there were compliance inspections in 2024 and 2023 that passed. The property has maintained a clean bedbug record since 2020 and has shown compliance with reporting requirements, though the ongoing heating system issues and recent door violations suggest areas requiring attention to maintain resident safety and comfort.