1205 Myrtle Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11221

1205 Myrtle Avenue is a 4-story, 6-unit residential building located in Bushwick, Brooklyn, and owned by Stephanie Charlemagne. Built in 1931, this old-law tenement building has experienced recurring heat and hot water issues over the past three years, with eight documented complaints between 2022 and 2025, including two recent complaints in May 2025 that remain unresolved despite being marked as "closed." The building underwent a rodent inspection in March 2025 that passed, following several previous inspections that showed rat activity in 2024 and 2023, with most recent inspections passing.

While the property has maintained appropriate bedbug reporting requirements with zero infestations reported since 2020, it currently has an active Department of Buildings violation from September 2024 regarding failure to file the 2023 external low-pressure inspection. The building's maintenance history shows some progress in addressing specific violations, including the resolution of violations related to hot water access and heating system access that were documented in March 2022. Earlier violations from 2008 and 2011 related to Apartment 2A's bathroom conditions, window repair, and smoke detector issues have also been certified as corrected in 2024.

The building has consistently filed annual bedbug reports showing no infestations from 2019 to the present, and rodent inspections in 2022 and 2023 showed no significant issues, though there was no initial inspection result indicating rat activity in 2024. While the building has a history of heat and hot water service disruptions, particularly during winter months, there have been improvements in communication and resolution processes, with HPD being able to verify some corrections through tenant contacts. However, the recent complaints in May 2025 suggest this remains an ongoing challenge for the property.