1125 59th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11219

1125 59th Street is a 3-story, 6-unit New Law tenement building located in Borough Park, built in 1920 and currently owned by Miriam Katz. The building has experienced recurring issues with heating and hot water, with documented complaints in 2020, 2021, and most recently in November 2022.

The property has also faced several maintenance challenges, including multiple emergency complaints in June 2022 regarding water leaks, mold, door/window issues, and appliance problems, though inspections did not result in any violations. More recent developments from November 2024 show multiple open Class C violations related to defective self-closing doors throughout the building, including in public areas and specific apartments (1F, 2F), as well as storage issues affecting fire escape egress in 2022. The building has been the subject of various Department of Buildings investigations, including a 2021 complaint regarding unauthorized work converting a fire escape into a metal balcony, which resulted in violations for blocked exit passageways and work without a permit, with associated penalties.

Fire safety concerns are evident from historical violations, including obstructed fire escapes on multiple floors (documented in both DOB and ECB violations), and the building had immediate hazard violations related to failure to maintain proper egress. Since 2022, there have been no reported bedbug infestations, with all annual filings showing zero affected units. While the building's umbers of complaints and violations suggest ongoing maintenance challenges, particularly regarding egress and heating systems, recent years have shown no new bedbug issues and a reduction in overall complaints, though several open violations from 2024 require attention.