44 Starr Street, Brooklyn, NY 11221

44 Starr Street is a 3-story, 6-unit Old Law Tenement building constructed in 1931, currently owned by Anuradha Kumar. The building has experienced recurring maintenance issues over the past few years, with the most significant problems occurring in 2024, including multiple violations related to mold, paint/plaster damage, and window frame issues. Notably, there were documented problems with mold in the bathroom ceiling of Apartment 1R, which has resulted in both Class A and B violations.

The building has undergone multiple HPD inspections between 2023-2024, with both emergency and non-emergency complaints being filed and subsequently resolved. In April 2024, several Class A violations were issued, including issues with smoke detectors, carbon monoxide detectors, electrical fixtures, window locks, and plaster surfaces in Apartment 1R, though most of these were certified as resolved by May 2024. The property has shown ongoing pest management challenges, with multiple rodent activity inspections between 2022-2025.

While the most recent inspections in 2025 showed compliance, there were periods of rat activity noted in early 2024. The building's bedbug reports from 2021-2022 showed no infestations during the reporting periods. Additionally, there is an active violation related to the failure to file the 2018 external low-pressure inspection as of June 2023. Despite these issues, recent rodent inspections in early 2025 have shown improvements in management and compliance with extermination protocols.