2502 Cortelyou Road, Brooklyn, NY 11226

The 36-unit, 4-story New Law Tenement building at 2502 Cortelyou Road in Flatbush, owned by Melanie Penn and constructed in 1924, has experienced significant and persistent heat and hot water system issues in 2025, with multiple emergency complaints filed in May citing problems throughout the entire building. These recent complaints follow a pattern of heating and hot water system violations, with the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) issuing violations that require the property owner to make necessary corrections. The building currently has several open violations from late 2024, including issues with public hall maintenance such as broken fire retardant material, and problems with safety equipment in apartment A1 (defective smoke and carbon monoxide detectors).

A notable safety concern was documented in August 2024 regarding garbage receptacle management. The property has a mixed record of compliance with housing codes and inspection results. While there have been successful rodent inspections in 2024, previous years (2017-2019) showed multiple failures regarding other reasons during rodent inspections.

The building has demonstrated some challenges with maintaining proper building systems, as evidenced by multiple infractions related to the building's stairway maintenance and heating systems. There are also two active violations regarding the failure to file required energy use benchmarking reports for 2024. On a positive note, the building has maintained a record of zero reported bedbug infestations in the past five years, indicating effective pest management practices. While there have been several construction-related complaints between 2019-2023, inspections generally found no violations warranting further action.