807 Saratoga Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11212

807 Saratoga Avenue is a 4-story New Law Tenement building constructed in 1930, consisting of 40 units in the Brownsville neighborhood. The property, currently owned by Pelham Bollers, has experienced persistent heating issues, with multiple emergency heat/hot water complaints recorded in recent years, including the most recent in May 2025.

Between July and September 2024, several significant complaints were filed concerning building conditions, including unsanitary sewage issues, water supply problems, and multiple paint/plaster concerns affecting walls and ceilings. The Housing Maintenance Code violations reveal ongoing maintenance challenges, particularly in apartment 3D as of October 2024, where violations include defective smoke detector and carbon monoxide detector issues, multiple ceiling plaster problems, and leaky kitchen sink faucets. The building's safety systems have also been a concern, with a violation in May 2023 regarding an illegal fire escape door lock in apartment 4B, though this was subsequently resolved.

Despite these issues, there have been no documented bedbug infestations in the past five reporting periods (2020-2025), and the building passed a rodent compliance inspection in January 2010, following an initial failure in December 2009. The Department of Buildings records show several permits issued in 2019-2020 for work on the property, though specific details of the permitted work are not provided in the data. The persistent nature of the heat/hot water issues and the number of unresolved violations concerning unit safety features and building maintenance suggest ongoing challenges with building systems and maintenance response.