545 85th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11209

Located in Bay Ridge, 545 85th Street is a 4-story, 43-unit New Law tenement building constructed in 1926, currently owned by Andrew Zafir. The building has experienced several recurring maintenance issues in recent years, with the most significant concerns being a series of power outages in January 2024, which resulted in multiple HPD inspections and violations. In January 2024, Apartment B5 was found to have multiple violations, including issues with electrical service, smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, and window repairs, though some of these were later closed in March 2024.

The building has a history of water-related problems, including multiple incidents of water leaks reported in 2021 and 2023, and sanitation concerns such as pests reported in September 2023. A troubling incident in 2022 involved heat and hot water issues affecting the entire building. The building's maintenance history shows persistent problems requiring attention, though there have been no reported bedbug infestations in recent years, with reports consistently showing zero infested units since 2019.

The Department of Buildings has issued two notable violations: an active violation from June 2023 regarding the failure to file the 2019 external low-pressure inspection, and a dismissed violation from August 2022 concerning a benchmarking report of energy use. Rodent inspections from 2015 and 2017 showed initial failures for "Other Reasons," though a compliance inspection in 2017 passed. While the building has faced various maintenance challenges, recent records indicate some improvements, particularly in resolving violations related to safety equipment like smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors, though new issues continue to arise, as evidenced by the recent power outage problems.