312 Jefferson Street, Brooklyn, NY 11237

The 4-story, 8-unit New Law Tenement building at 312 Jefferson Street, owned by Sheldon Liebb and constructed in 1931, has experienced numerous maintenance and safety issues in recent years, particularly regarding pest control and safety compliance. Between 2024 and 2025, there have been multiple rodent-related complaints and inspections, with the most recent showing "Other Reasons" for non-compliance in June 2025, following several instances of rat activity and bait applications earlier in the year.

The building has also faced significant safety concerns, particularly in April 2024, when violations were issued for missing or defective smoke detectors, carbon monoxide detectors, and window guards. Additional violations documented in July 2024 included problems with apartment 3R's self-closing doors, broken plaster surfaces in various apartments, and a notable issue regarding household articles obstructing fire escape egress. The property has been the subject of several Department of Buildings complaints in 2024, including concerns about illegal hotel room conversions and unauthorized work, though a subsequent inspection found no violations in the latter case.

An Environmental Control Board violation was issued in July 2024 for unpermitted work involving unauthorized partitions throughout the building, with a penalty of $3,125. While the building has maintained a bedbug-free status according to recent filings, with no reported infestations in the past four reporting periods, the persistent rodent issues and various safety violations suggest ongoing maintenance challenges. The most recent inspection results from 2025 indicate continued rodent activity, and while some violations from 2024 have been subsequently addressed, several remain open, including a current violation related to excessively hot water in apartment 1R.