181 Cornelia Street, Brooklyn, NY 11221

181 Cornelia Street is a three-story, two-unit residential building in Bushwick, owned by Mildred Dorta and constructed in 2004. The building has experienced significant heat and hot water issues, particularly in November 2021, with multiple complaints filed (at least eight separate incidents) through the Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) department, including some instances where inspectors were unable to gain access to units for verification.

While some violations were issued during these inspections, records indicate that heat and hot water were restored by late October 2021. The building has ongoing violations as of April 2024, including issues with entrance doors needing self-closing mechanisms, hot water availability in Apartment 2, and several safety-related requirements such as smoke detector and carbon monoxide detector notices that have not yet been certified as corrected. The property has maintained a regular bedbug reporting schedule from 2020 through 2025, with no reported infestations in any of the filings, suggesting proper management of this potential concern.

Recent inspections from 2024 and 2025 indicate that the building has passed rodent inspections, maintaining good hygiene standards in this regard. The building's violation history shows a pattern of concerns primarily around heating systems and safety compliance, with particular attention needed to address the open violations noted during the 2021 inspection that remain unresolved as of the most recent data. While the building has no bedbug issues and recent rodent inspections have all passed, the persistent heating system problems from 2021 and outstanding safety violations warrant continued monitoring of building conditions.