85 Cornelia Street, Brooklyn, NY 11221
85 Cornelia Street is a 3-story, 6-unit residential tenement building located in Bushwick, constructed in 1913 and owned by Abe Green. The building has a documented history of various maintenance issues, with the most significant cluster of problems occurring in 2019, including multiple reports of water leaks, door issues, and unsanitary conditions related to garbage storage. During this period, there were also notable concerns regarding unauthorized dwelling conversions, with violations issued for illegal conversions of unit 1L into multiple SROs, and similar issues with unit 1R.
The property has faced persistent compliance challenges, evidenced by several Environmental Control Board violations in 2019 related to these unauthorized conversions, with penalties totaling $60,000. Although these violations were eventually resolved, there was also a failure to properly address earlier ECB violations concerning water leaks into a rear bedroom. More recent inspections and reports suggest improved conditions, with the building passing rodent inspections in 2022, 2024, and 2025, and showing no recorded bedbug infestations in recent annual reports from 2021 through 2024.
The building's management has consistently filed required bedbug reports showing zero infested units, and recent rodent inspection results have been favorable. However, the property has had recurring issues with maintaining proper documentation and compliance with housing maintenance codes, including multiple violations for failing to file annual bedbug reports between 2021 and 2024, and a current open violation from 2019 regarding the posting of heating system access information. The building also has documented maintenance history showing both emergency and non-emergency issues were generally addressed, though some inspection access issues were noted.
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Building Characteristics
Total units | 6 |
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Year built | 1913 |
Total area | 5400 sq ft |
Floors | 3 |
Tax Abatements | None |
Building Class | OLD LAW TENEMENT |

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