597 New Jersey Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11207

The three-story, six-unit New Law Tenement building at 597 New Jersey Avenue in East New York, owned by Brandon Li and constructed in 1930, has experienced several maintenance and safety issues over recent years. Most notably, there are two open Housing Maintenance Code (HMC) violations from 2018-2022 that require attention: defective vinyl floor tiles in the kitchen of apartment 2R (2022) and multiple safety concerns in apartment 3R (2018) including non-functional carbon monoxide detectors, a defective smoke detector, issues with self-closing doors, and problems with fire safety features.

The building also had a significant code violation in 2020 regarding refuse accumulation in the basement stairs, though this was closed following correction. An important safety-related incident occurred in September 2020 when a violation was recorded for having no key to the boiler room-heating system on premises, which was resolved without a penalty. The property has shown consistent diligence in pest control, with the bedbug reporting history from 2019 through 2025 showing zero infestation, eradication, or re-infestation cases across all reporting periods.

Similarly, rodent inspections conducted in 2011 and 2012 yielded passing results. While the building has faced various maintenance challenges, particularly regarding safety systems and general upkeep, there have been no documented instances of active pest problems in recent years. The most pressing current issues appear to be the open violations related to safety systems and maintenance in apartments 2R and 3R, though the age of some earlier violations suggests they may have been addressed without official closure in the records.