142 St Pauls Place, Brooklyn, NY 11226

142 St Pauls Place is a 4-story, 16-unit New Law tenement building located in Flatbush, Brooklyn, owned by Michael Niamonitakis and constructed in 1912. The building has experienced recurring heat and hot water system issues, particularly evident in early 2025 when multiple complaints were filed between January and March regarding both building-wide and apartment-specific problems, though most were subsequently reported as corrected. More recently, in June 2025, there is an active complaint regarding smoking in a smoke-free area that is currently under investigation by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. The property has faced several boiler-related challenges over recent years, including multiple violations for defective/inoperative boilers, with the most recent inspection in May 2025 resulting in an Oath Violation.

Recent inspection records from late 2024 and early 2025 documented various heating and hot water violations across multiple units, including specific issues in apartments 1F, 3A, and 4F. The building also has several active Environmental Control Board (ECB) violations from 2020-2024, including concerns about a mobile boiler system, maintenance issues, and problems with air conditioning units. The elevator system has been a recurring concern, with multiple complaints and inspections between 2020 and 2022, though some complaints were dismissed as having no violation at the time of inspection. The building has generally maintained good pest control records, with no reported bedbug infestations in the past four years and passing results on rodent inspections, though there was one failed inspection in June 2021 for unspecified reasons.

The property has a documented history of maintenance issues requiring correction, with numerous violations issued between 2018 and 2025 related to heating, hot water, elevator maintenance, and boiler systems. Inspection records from December 2024 indicated violations for locked boiler room access and various heating and hot water deficiencies in different units. While many violations have been resolved and certified as corrected, several active ECB violations remain, particularly concerning the boiler system and building maintenance. The building has undergone regular inspections for bedbugs and rodents, consistently reporting no infestations except for one failed rodent inspection in 2021, which was later resolved. The most recent boiler-related ECB violation from December 2024 remains active as of July 2025, with a $500 penalty imposed for operating a mobile boiler without proper permits.