219 Atkins Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11208

The two-story, four-unit New Law tenement at 219 Atkins Avenue in East New York, owned by Leonard Bradley and built in 1930, has experienced several significant maintenance issues over recent years. Most notably, there have been three separate incidents involving heat and hot water systems: a building-wide failure in February 2022 that required emergency intervention but was subsequently resolved, and a water supply issue in February 2023 that was also corrected promptly.

The building has also faced various maintenance challenges including pest control concerns (October 2018), water leak issues (October 2018), and ceiling problems (October 2018), all of which were investigated by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) but notably did not result in violations. Currently, there are multiple open violations related to safety and compliance requirements that warrant attention.

These include three separate instances (2022, 2023, and 2024) regarding the failure to file annual bedbug reports as per HPD rules, and several safety-related violations from 2022 concerning the failure to post required notices about smoke detectors, carbon monoxide detectors, heating system access, and other important safety information in the building's common areas. Records indicate that the building previously underwent successful rodent inspections in 2012 and reported no bedbug infestations between November 2019 and October 2020, with all units reportedly eradicated of any prior infestations, though this was four years ago now. While previous maintenance issues have generally been addressed through emergency interventions, the accumulation of open violations suggests ongoing compliance challenges that affect building safety and resident information access.