117 East 95th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11212

117 East 95th Street is a 4-story, 10-unit apartment building constructed in 1930, currently owned by 117 East 95 Estates LLC. The property has experienced significant ongoing maintenance and compliance issues since 2020, with the most pressing current concerns being multiple active violations related to an illegal conversion situation. In 2023-2024, the building was found to have been illegally converted from its original 10-unit configuration, with unauthorized partitions creating additional rooms in apartments 3A and 4A, and unauthorized occupancy exceeding 20 people during inspections.

The building is subject to multiple active Environmental Control Board violations from 2022-2024 regarding removal of vacate orders, with associated penalties totaling $62,500. Recent complaints from 2025 indicate ongoing pest issues, including one asbestos complaint in June 2025, though the property has passed recent rodent inspections. The building's violation history shows a pattern of non-compliance with health and safety regulations, including a currently-open electrical service violation in apartment 4C (from 2023) and a series of multiple housing maintenance code complaints and violations related to unsanitary conditions and pest problems throughout 2025. Despite these issues, the property has maintained an active bedbug reporting record showing no infestations since 2019.

The Department of Buildings has issued multiple permits between 2018-2020, though these appear to be related to the illegal conversion modifications. The owner's record shows a concerning pattern of non-compliance with eviction and vacate orders, with multiple violations issued for failing to comply with a 2021 vacate order affecting apartments 3A and 4A, as well as consistent issues with responding to inspection requests in 2025, where inspectors were unable to gain access to complete their investigations. The building's recent history from 2023-2025 indicates persistent maintenance and compliance challenges, particularly regarding unauthorized unit modifications and occupancy violations, along with recurring pest management issues. This pattern of violations suggests ongoing difficulties with building maintenance and tenant notification systems, despite the property passing recent health inspections for rodents and maintaining a zero-infestation record for bedbugs over the past four years.