537 Mcdonald Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11218

The 6-unit, 3-story New Law tenement building at 537 McDonald Avenue in Kensington, currently owned by Iftikhar Ahmad, has a mixed record of maintenance and violations over recent years. Built in 1930, the building has experienced several recurring issues, with the most significant concerns centering around plumbing systems.

In late 2018, multiple non-emergency plumbing complaints were filed regarding water supply and sink issues, along with an emergency door complaint affecting unit 5, all of which were resolved within ten days. More recently, there have been ongoing violations related to bedbug reporting requirements, with open violations from 2022-2024 indicating the failure to file annual bedbug reports as mandated by HPD rules. The building has also faced safety-related citation patterns, particularly during the 2018 inspection when multiple violations were documented, including issues with door self-closing mechanisms (unit 5), hot water supply (unit 5), and the need for proper postings related to carbon monoxide detectors, smoke detectors, and gas leak procedures in common areas.

While many of these violations were subsequently closed, some were still listed as open in recent inspections. The most recent violation on record was issued in September 2024 regarding the failure to file the 2023 External Low Pressure Inspection, though this was dismissed in February 2025. The bedbug-related filings from 2018-2020 indicated no active infestations during those periods, with the most recent reports showing zero infested units, suggesting successful management of this particular issue when it was previously identified.