315 Schaefer Street, Brooklyn, NY 11237

At 315 Schaefer Street in Bushwick, this 3-story, 6-unit tenement built in 1906 has experienced several notable maintenance issues over the past few years. Most recently, in June 2024, the building faced significant boiler problems with active violations regarding a chimney base being half-full and a leaking waste pipe in the boiler room, for which a $500 penalty was imposed.

In late 2020, there was an emergency heat and hot water outage affecting the entire building, though these services were reportedly restored shortly thereafter. The building was previously cited in 2018 for multiple safety compliance issues, including missing notifications regarding smoke detectors, carbon monoxide detectors, and gas leak procedures, as well as problems with household articles obstructing egress from fire escapes and defective self-closing roof bulkhead doors.

These violations were subsequently certified as corrected, with the exception of some ongoing encumbrances noted in the 2018 inspection. Additional concerns included lead paint hazards and roof leaks documented in 2018, both of which were addressed. The building has maintained a consistent record of bedbug-free status across multiple annual inspections from 2019-2024, and recent rodent inspections from 2021 through 2025 have generally shown compliance, with only one failure noted in February 2021 for "Other Reasons."