1241 Halsey Street, Brooklyn, NY 11237

The 4-story, 6-unit tenement building at 1241 Halsey Street in Bushwick, owned by Elsie Ortiz and built in 1906, has experienced recurring heat and hot water issues throughout 2024-2025, with an active complaint as of April 2025. Between December 2024 and January 2025, there were multiple complaints about heating problems, some of which affected the entire building while others were reported from individual apartments.

The building has open violations related to water leaks and damaged plaster in Apartment 3A, dating back to August 2022, and three active Department of Buildings violations from June 2023 regarding the failure to file annual boiler inspections for 2017, 2018, and 2019. The property has demonstrated improved compliance in several areas over recent years. It has passed its most recent rodent inspections in 2025 and 2024, and has maintained a consistent record of zero bedbug infestations across multiple annual filings from 2019 through 2025.

Safety equipment issues have been addressed, with previous violations for non-functioning smoke and carbon monoxide detectors in Apartment 3A and 3B being certified as resolved by October 2023. The building has experienced some maintenance challenges in the past, including lead paint hazards in Apartment 3B in 2018, which were subsequently addressed. While the heating system continues to present problems, as evidenced by the most recent open complaint, the building has shown general improvement in other maintenance areas, passing multiple rodent inspections and maintaining a consistent record of bedbug-free status since 2019.