1241 39th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11218

The four-story, 16-unit tenement building at 1241 39th Street in Borough Park, owned by Isaac Englander, has experienced persistent maintenance issues over recent years, with a particular focus on heat and pest problems. Most notably, there have been three documented instances of heat and hot water outages affecting the entire building between 2024 and 2025, with similar complaints also affecting individual apartments. The building has multiple open violations from July 2024 related to Apartment 4, including issues with carbon monoxide and smoke detectors, as well as evidence of pest infestations (roaches and mice).

There are additional violations regarding interior maintenance, including the need for wall repairs and repainting throughout the apartment. The building's maintenance history shows recurring problems with heat and hot water systems, particularly evident in multiple HPD emergency complaints throughout 2024 and early 2025. Other documented issues include problems with doors and windows (including a 2025 emergency complaint), various interior maintenance concerns (walls, floors, and stairs), and sanitation issues.

The property has two active Department of Buildings violations for failing to file annual boiler inspections (2021 and 2017), and inspections in mid-2023 revealed rat activity on the premises. The building's bedbug reporting history from 2019 to 2022 shows no infestations, but the property has experienced significant pest-related issues in recent months. A notable violation from April 2024 requires attention to household items obstructing egress from fire escapes on the fourth-story balcony, which poses a potential safety concern.