201 St Nicholas Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11237

201 St Nicholas Avenue is a three-story, five-unit residential building constructed in 1931 and currently owned by Giuseppe Adamo. The property has experienced several significant safety and maintenance issues in recent years.

Most notably, in March 2024, the building received open violations related to fire safety, including a defective iron ladder leading to the roof scuttle opening on the third story, and two instances of improperly installed door hardware preventing self-closing doors in the first-story vestibule and building entrance. In 2019, multiple violations were documented in apartment 3L, including defective self-closing doors, improperly installed smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, and an illegally fastened slide bolt locking device at the third-story scuttle cover. The building has also had recurring issues with its bedbug reporting compliance, receiving violations in 2021-2023, though the most recent 2024 report indicates no infested units.

The property shows some positive maintenance patterns, with recent rodent inspections in 2025 and 2024 passing successfully, following a period of rat activity noted in August 2022. Historical records indicate the building has undergone various maintenance inspections and corrections over the years, including responses to paint and plaster complaints in 2019. While the building has experienced periodic violations requiring attention to safety systems and building codes, it has generally maintained compliance with health and safety inspections in recent years, with the most pressing current concerns relating to door hardware and fire safety systems as of March 2024.