1249 Blake Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11208

The 2-story, 3-unit residential building at 1249 Blake Avenue in East New York, owned by Darrin Davidson, has experienced a series of maintenance issues over the past several years. Most recently, in December 2023, multiple service requests were filed and subsequently closed regarding door and wall conditions, including three separate complaints about door-related issues (frames and doors) and wall plaster problems, all of which were inspected by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) with no violations issued. The building has multiple open violations related to bedbug reporting requirements from 2021 through 2024, and several historical maintenance issues, including a significant cluster of problems documented in July 2019 affecting the second-floor apartment (Apartment 2).

These 2019 issues included concerns about plaster surfaces, missing bathroom fixtures, and alterations requiring legalization, as well as violations related to a defective smoke detector and carbon monoxide detector in February 2020. The building has also experienced various non-emergency repairs over the years, including appliance issues (electric/gas range and refrigerator problems in 2020) and multiple instances of wall and ceiling maintenance needs (2019-2020). The property has undergone some inspections indicating past concerns about safety features, including a February 2020 violation regarding inadequate gas supply to kitchen fixtures, though this was subsequently closed in March 2020.

While there were emergency complaints in 2019 regarding water leaks and ceiling issues, all these complaints were eventually closed. A notable rodent inspection from April 2012 passed, but it's worth mentioning that the building appears to have multiple outstanding violations requiring attention, particularly regarding the bedbug reporting requirements. The pattern of maintenance requests, while often resolved through inspection, suggests ongoing attention to building upkeep requirements, with particular concentration of issues affecting the second-floor unit.