625 East 21st Street, Brooklyn, NY 11226

The 39-unit, 4-story building at 625 East 21st Street in Flatbush, owned by Celeste Lamarche and constructed in 1935, has experienced several recurring maintenance issues over the past five years. Most notably, there have been multiple rodent-related concerns, with the most recent inspections in July 2025 confirming rat activity, following similar findings in earlier inspections throughout 2024 and 2025.

The building has also faced recurring heat and hot water issues, with emergency complaints filed in December 2024 and December 2022, though inspections were either unable to access units or showed that systems had been restored. A cluster of violations was documented in 2021 specifically in Apartment 8, including roach and mice infestations, improper window repairs, and fire escape deficiencies, though some of these were officially closed by May 2021. The property's maintenance history shows a pattern of plumbing-related issues, particularly involving radiators, as evidenced by multiple complaints and violations in 2019 and 2021.

Fire escape concerns were also identified in 2021, with violations requiring repairs to defective and missing gussette plates on both the third and fourth-story balconies. While the building has had documented bedbug infestations in 2020-2021, subsequent annual reports from 2022 through 2024 indicate successful eradication through normal procedures, with no recent infestations reported. The Department of Buildings has conducted multiple inspections, with a 2024 vacate order being fully rescinded, though rat activity continues to be a recurring issue as evidenced by recent compliance inspections.