5212 Church Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11203

The property at 5212 Church Avenue in East Flatbush is a 3-story, 5-unit New Law Tenement building constructed in 1931, currently owned by Rudolf Kats. The building has experienced several maintenance issues in recent years, with the most significant cluster of complaints occurring in 2021. During that year, multiple tenants reported problems including heat and hot water outages (both building-wide and apartment-specific), electrical issues (no lighting), plumbing concerns, and various unsanitary conditions including mold.

Many of these complaints were investigated by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), though some required follow-up inspections due to access issues. By early 2022, there were additional reports regarding window frames and cabinets that were not inspected due to access problems. More recent records indicate some safety concerns that were addressed in 2021, including issues with apartment 1R that required attention to fire safety equipment (smoke and carbon monoxide detectors), ceiling repair, and mold remediation, as well as pest control measures.

The building's compliance history shows several Housing Maintenance Code violations from 2021, including regulations related to self-closing doors and window guards. A significant inspection in 2023 revealed an A-class violation regarding the annual bedbug report filing requirement. Most notably, as of June 2025, there is a current boiler-related violation that was served through the Environmental Control Board. The building's bedbug reporting history from 2021 through 2025 shows no recorded infestations or re-infestations during the specified reporting periods, though there was a regulatory violation noted in 2022 regarding reporting compliance.