537 Chester Street, Brooklyn, NY 11212

The two-story, four-unit New Law Tenement building at 537 Chester Street in Brownsville, owned by Frederick Wiener and constructed in 1930, has experienced a series of concerning issues recently. On February 3, 2025, there were multiple emergency complaints filed regarding the building's conditions, including problems with window frames, heat and hot water systems, electrical power outages, window guard safety concerns, and the presence of mold.

Notably, while inspections were attempted in response to the heat, electrical, and window guard issues, the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) was unable to complete these inspections and advised tenants to file new complaints if the problems persisted. However, HPD did inspect the window frame issue and the mold problem, though no violations were issued in either case.

Despite these recent issues, the building has maintained an exemplary record regarding bedbug infestations over the past several years, with consistent filings showing zero infested units, zero eradications, and zero re-infestations for the past five reporting periods from 2019 through 2024. This includes reports from December 2024, December 2023, December 2022, December 2021, and December 2020, all showing no bedbug activity whatsoever. While the recent emergency complaints suggest some urgent maintenance and safety concerns, the building's long-term bedbug-free record is notable and demonstrates good pest control management.