909 Saratoga Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11212

The two-story, four-unit tenement building at 909 Saratoga Avenue in Brownsville, currently owned by the Estate of Grace Picket Silva, has faced significant challenges in recent months. Most notably, in January 2024, multiple housing maintenance violations were documented, including serious issues such as fire damage affecting all four apartments (1R, 1F, 2R, and 2F), which is categorized as a Class C violation under the Administrative Code.

Additional violations from the same period include missing skylight glass panes, defective fire-rated materials in the basement ceiling, and the need for painting work in both the first story public hall and basement areas. A more recent violation from April 2024 concerns the failure to file the required annual bedbug report, though previous reports from 2019-2020 and 2018-2019 indicated no infestations during those periods.

Looking back over the building's history, there have been rodent infestation concerns in the past, with compliance inspections in 2010-2011 showing a pattern of failures, though the exact nature of these issues is not specified in the records. While the building was originally constructed in 1930, it has seemingly faced ongoing maintenance challenges, with the most pressing current concerns relating to fire damage and safety compliance. The presence of multiple open violations as of 2024, particularly those related to fire damage across all units, suggests a substantial need for repairs and remediation work.