1499 Broadway, Brooklyn, NY 11221

1499 Broadway is a 4-story, 8-unit residential building located in Bushwick, constructed in 1915 and currently owned by 1499 Broadway Estates LLC. The property has experienced recurring maintenance issues in recent years, with significant clusters of complaints in 2023. Most notably, there were multiple reports of unsanitary conditions including mold (with emergency complaints in August 2023) and pests (most recently in August 2023, with multiple complaints across different months).

The building has also faced infrastructure challenges, including water leaks, a heat and hot water failure in 2021, and building code violations related to fire safety and water leak repairs in August 2023 affecting the first-floor public hall. The property's history reveals several critical maintenance concerns over the past years, including a significant issue in 2021 where an apartment (1A) had excessively hot water problems. There was also an illegal conversion investigation in 2020 concerning apartment 3R, which was allegedly altering the building's unit configuration from 4 to 5 apartments.

External building maintenance has been a recurring theme, with multiple violations noted regarding the facade's cornice deterioration between 2018-2019, including blocked fire escape access. Despite these challenges, the building has consistently passed recent rodent inspections (most recently in April 2025) and maintained a bedbug-free record according to the mandatory reporting requirements from 2021-2024. The property has shown some responsiveness to violations, with most being closed appropriately, though some inspections by HPD were unable to gain access to verify conditions.