568 Jamaica Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11208
568 Jamaica Avenue is a four-story, 1925-built residential building located in the Cypress Hills neighborhood, currently owned by Elizabeth Bergin. The building has experienced recurring heating system issues, with multiple 311 complaints about inadequate heat affecting the entire building between 2022 and 2024, and several emergency Housing Maintenance Code complaints regarding heat/hot water problems in 2019, 2022, and most recently in November 2023. The property has undergone several regulatory inspections and faced various violations, particularly related to electrical and plumbing systems.
Most notably, recent Environmental Control Board violations from October 2023 to December 2024 cite multiple hazardous conditions including heating system maintenance issues, improper electrical installations, and safety violations such as non-self-closing doors in basement and boiler areas. The building's maintenance history shows attention to pest control, with bedbug reports consistently indicating no infestations from 2019 through 2025. While there have been some rodent activity issues recorded in 2022 and 2023, the most recent January 2025 inspection passed the initial rodent inspection.
The property has also been subject to semi-annual inspections related to its operation as a homeless shelter, with various violations recorded between 2022 and 2024 for construction, electrical, and plumbing systems. The building's history includes multiple cases of the owner failing to file required certificates of correction for immediately hazardous (Class 1) violations in 2023-2024, and recent active ECB violations regarding a defective boiler system and non-self-closing doors. Despite these challenges, the building maintains compliance with bedbug reporting requirements, with no reported infestations in the most recent filing period (2023-2024).
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Building Characteristics
Total units | 0 |
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Year built | 1925 |
Total area | 46180 sq ft |
Floors | 4 |
Tax Abatements | None |
Building Class | HERETOFORE ERECTED EXISTING CLASS B |

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- 564 Jamaica Ave, New York, NY 11208
- 566 Jamaica Ave, New York, NY 11208
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