140 Palmetto Street, Brooklyn, NY 11221

The three-story, six-unit tenement building at 140 Palmetto Street in Bushwick, owned by Oron Tanami, has experienced several significant maintenance issues in recent years. Most notably, in late November 2023, the building faced simultaneous emergencies involving slow water leaks and mold problems, though these were reportedly addressed and closed by early December 2023.

The building has pending violations with the Department of Buildings from 2019 and 2023 related to failure to file annual inspection reports for boiler and low-pressure systems, respectively, which remain an active concern. A comprehensive array of violations was documented in May 2019, primarily related to safety and maintenance issues including improper door self-closing mechanisms, illegal fastenings, and refuse accumulation on the roof, though most of these were certified as corrected by July 2019, with two violations regarding roof refuse and construction materials remaining open. The building's recent history shows improved pest management, with no bedbug infestations reported in the past three years (2021-2024), as evidenced by regular bedbug report filings showing zero infested units.

Rodent inspections have generally resulted in passing grades, though there were some concerns noted, including a "Rat Activity" finding in August 2022. The property has maintained consistent compliance with bedbug reporting requirements since 2021, though there was an operational failure noted in 2022 regarding the posting of inspection certificates near mailboxes. While the building has history of various safety and maintenance violations, many of these have been addressed and closed over time, with current concerns primarily focusing on the outstanding DOB inspection filing violations from 2019 and 2023.