515 Mcdonald Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11218

The three-story, six-unit New Law Tenement building at 515 McDonald Avenue in Kensington, owned by Carmen Reyes and constructed in 1930, has experienced several notable incidents in recent years. Most recently, in December 2024, there were complaints regarding heat and hot water issues affecting the entire building, though this was promptly addressed by HPD within a few days of the complaint.

Earlier that same year, in October 2024, there was a non-emergency complaint about unsanitary conditions related to garbage and recycling storage, which HPD investigated but determined did not constitute a violation of housing laws. The building has a history of requiring attention to its heating systems, as evidenced by multiple heat-related complaints and emergency responses.

Between 2021 and 2023, there were three separate Housing Maintenance Code Violations issued for failure to file the annual bedbug report as required, though these violations were closed. Despite these notices, the building's bedbug reporting from 2019 through 2023 shows no actual infestations, with zero units reported as infested, eradicated, or re-infested in the annual filings. A recent Department of Buildings complaint regarding illegal conversion was submitted in October 2024, with a follow-up inspection in June 2025, though no resolution details were provided in the available records.