4402 15th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11219

The three-story, two-unit New Law Tenement building at 4402 15th Avenue in Borough Park, owned by Meyer Rottenberg, has several ongoing compliance issues that warrant attention. Most notably, there is an active Housing Maintenance Code violation related to the failure to file annual bedbug reports, with open violations recorded in 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024.

The building is also facing serious regulatory challenges, including multiple Department of Buildings (DOB) violations for failure to file External Low-Pressure Inspection reports between 2019-2023, as well as an immediately hazardous violation for failure to certify correction of an active ECB violation related to work without a permit. In mid-2024, a significant development occurred involving Congregation Ateres Shalo, with a Full Stop Work Order issued for unauthorized renovation work in an unoccupied multiple dwelling building, including removal of partitions and sealing of windows with cinderblock.

This violation carries a $2,500 penalty that remains unpaid. While the property has generally passed health inspections, including a DOHMH inspection in 2022 (following a rodent-related complaint that was eventually closed), the ongoing pattern of incomplete regulatory compliance and open violations suggests persistent oversight issues. The building was constructed in 1930 and has been subject to multiple code violations over the years, with the most recent issues primarily relating to documentation and inspection requirements rather than immediate habitability concerns.