124 Essex Street, Brooklyn, NY 11208

The two-family house at 124 Essex Street in Cypress Hills, built in 1910 and currently owned by Walter McDonald, has experienced significant maintenance issues over the past few years, particularly during late 2021 through mid-2022. The property underwent multiple inspections by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) in response to service requests that were primarily filed on November 16, 2021, revealing numerous violations affecting both apartments. These violations encompassed various systems and amenities, including plumbing issues in both bathrooms (bathtubs/showers and sinks), inadequate electrical systems (lighting, outlets/switches), and appliance malfunctions (refrigerator, electric/gas range, cabinets).

Specifically, Apartment 2NDFLO (second floor, first apartment from east at south) was found to have multiple outstanding violations as of May 2022, including concerns about mold and mildew in bathroom tiles, a broken kitchen cabinet, electrical service deficiencies, plumbing problems in both the bathtub and sink waste lines, and missing carbon monoxide detectors. The building's documented history also shows earlier maintenance challenges, with pest issues reported in May 2021 (though no violations were issued), and some plumbing violations in late 2021 that were resolved promptly. While there are numerous violations of the Housing Maintenance Code currently on record as of October 2023, these appear to be procedural in nature with no specific "current status" date listed.

Notably, the only recent inspection result available in the building's history was for a rodent inspection conducted in March 2012, which passed. The persistent nature of the violations, particularly those related to basic services like plumbing, electrical systems, and safety equipment (such as carbon monoxide detectors), suggests ongoing maintenance challenges within the building. However, many of the 2021-2022 violations were resolved or closed through subsequent inspections, though it's important to note that some appear to remain "open" as of the latest available data.