1499 Dekalb Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11237

The 6-unit, 3-story Old Law Tenement building at 1499 Dekalb Avenue in Bushwick, built in 1931 and currently owned by Maurice Sohaye, has experienced recurring maintenance issues over the last several years, with particular concern around heat and hot water outages. Most notably, from late 2022 through 2023, there were multiple complaints about heat and hot water problems affecting the entire building, with emergency responses from the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) recorded in December 2022, February 2023, and April 2023. These issues were frequently reported as having been "restored" according to tenant reports, though the need for new complaints if problems persisted was noted in HPD's resolution descriptions.

Additional infrastructure concerns include a pattern of rat activity noted in inspection results from 2023-2025, though inspections in 2022 generally passed. While there were various other maintenance issues recorded in 2018, including mold complaints in apartments 1L and 2L, and problems with door locks and intercom systems, these were addressed and closed out by 2019. The building's most recent bedbug reports for 2022-2025 have all indicated no infestation, suggesting effective management in this area.

The property has maintained compliance with rodent control measures, passing inspections in early 2025 after previous rat activity was noted in 2023-2024. A permit was issued in August 2018, though the specific nature of the work was not detailed in the available data. The consistent pattern of heat and hot water complaints, particularly during winter months, stands out as the most significant ongoing maintenance issue from 2022-2023, while the building has generally maintained compliance with other housing maintenance code requirements in recent years.