1 Junius Street, Brooklyn, NY 11212

The 6-story, 108-unit building at 1 Junius Street in Brownsville, owned by Anthony Notaroberta and constructed in 1927, has experienced recurring maintenance and safety issues over the past few years. Most notably, there are ongoing concerns about heating system reliability, with multiple emergency heat/hot water complaints recorded between 2021 and 2025, including three separate heat system failures reported in early 2024 alone. The building has also faced challenges with unsanitary conditions, evidenced by recent mold and pest complaints in 2024 and 2023, though inspections by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) found no violations in these cases.

The property has undergone several significant inspections and violations related to safety standards. In 2024, violations were issued regarding non-self-closing doors in boiler and mechanical rooms (with potential fire hazards) and inadequate fire stopping in the electrical room. These followed previous concerns about boiler maintenance, ventilation issues, and multiple citations for failing to maintain proper fire safety standards in 2022-2023. The building has also experienced periodic rodent and bedbug infestations, as documented in recent bedbug reports showing multiple infested units, though most were reported as eradicated.

Despite these issues, many violations have been resolved, and recent rodent inspections in 2025 resulted in a "Passed" designation. The building has consistently undergone regular semi-annual homeless shelter inspections since 2022, with varying results. While most recent inspections in late 2023 and 2024 found no violations warranting action, there have been previous citations requiring correction. The property has also been responsive to building permit requirements, with several permits issued in 2019 for various maintenance work, though it experienced violations for failing to file required inspection reports for multiple years, which were later dismissed.