526 Riverdale Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11207

526 Riverdale Avenue is a two-story, 3-unit residential building located in East New York, owned by Meredith Marshall and built in 1900 as a New Law tenement. The property has experienced recurring issues with heat and hot water service, most recently with multiple complaints in January 2025, including both apartment-specific and entire building failures.

There are ongoing safety concerns in apartment 1A as of October 2024, with open violations for defective carbon monoxide and smoke detectors, water leaks and associated bathroom damage, and issues with self-closing doors in the meter and boiler rooms. Previous maintenance issues have included plumbing problems (with violations issued) in 2019, unsanitary conditions including mold in 2021, and infrastructure concerns such as water supply issues and door problems. The building's compliance history shows some improvements in recent years, with bedbug reports from 2019 to 2024 showing zero infested units.

However, rodent inspection results from 2011-2014 indicate past challenges, though the most recent inspections in 2012 and 2011 were passed. In terms of violations, the property has had a mix of resolved and ongoing issues as of late 2024, with the most pressing concerns centered around safety systems (smoke and carbon monoxide detectors), moisture problems, and entry hardware. The building's heating system continues to be a recurring point of failure, with multiple emergency complaints requiring HPD intervention in 2025, though some of these complaints were closed either due to access issues or reported corrections.