135 Menahan Street, Brooklyn, NY 11221

135 Menahan Street is a three-story, five-unit Old Law Tenement building constructed in 1931 and currently owned by Tiara Blackman. The property has experienced several significant maintenance and safety issues over the past three years, with the most pressing concerns emerging in 2024 including improper drainage (LL103/89) issues that resulted in an Oath violation in July 2025, and multiple attempts by inspectors to access the property to investigate complaints about adjacent buildings and site conditions endangering workers in April 2024.

The building has also faced challenges with construction-related safety compliance, as evidenced by multiple complaints in September 2023 regarding scaffolding and site conditions, though most of these complaints were ultimately found to have no violations warranting enforcement action. Two active violations from 2022 remain particularly concerning, relating to problematic building conditions including covered walls with unknown conditions beneath, clogged gutters causing water ponding issues, and deteriorated windows sealed with CMU blocks.

The Department of Buildings records indicate a pattern of construction-related complaints during 2023-2024, including issues with sidewalks sheds, work contrary to stop work orders, and concerns about adjacent buildings not being properly protected. On a positive note, the building has had no reported bedbug infestations in the most recent monitoring period (November 2023 - October 2024), with zero dwelling units affected or requiring eradication. While some violations from 2022-2023 have been dismissed or resolved, the persistence of certain issues and the recurring nature of construction-related complaints suggest ongoing maintenance and compliance challenges at the property.