1479 Dahill Road, Brooklyn, NY 11204

The 35-unit, four-story New Law Tenement at 1479 Dahill Road in Borough Park, built in 1931 and currently owned by David Tennenbaum, has experienced significant and recurring maintenance issues throughout 2025. Most notably, there have been multiple complaints and emergency service requests regarding heat and hot water systems, with at least six documented instances of problems between March and May 2025 affecting the entire building. The building has also faced electrical issues, with two separate power outage incidents in April 2025, and sanitation problems, including sewage and garbage/recycling storage complaints in April 2025 that HPD was either unable to inspect or found no housing law violations. More serious concerns emerged in late 2024, including rodent infestations in December 2024, which failed inspection results were marked "for Other Reasons" in both November and December 2024.

The building's recent history also shows ongoing maintenance challenges, with violations recorded in late 2024 related to door repairs and maintenance issues in the public areas. The Department of Buildings has recorded several illegal conversion complaints between 2020 and 2023, with the most recent being in September 2023, though inspectors were often unable to gain access or found no violations at the time of inspection. Environmental Control Board violations from March 2021 indicated unauthorized changes to the cellar level, including the installation of bathroom facilities and cooking areas, though these were later resolved. The building has demonstrated an active approach to addressing pest control, with multiple bait applications for rodent management recorded throughout 2022 and 2023.

Heat and hot water system reliability appears to be a persistent issue, with multiple emergency service requests in 2025, though inspections often found that systems had been restored by the time of official investigation. Recent documentation shows a significant number of 311 service requests and Housing Maintenance Code complaints, particularly regarding heat and hot water issues, which have occurred frequently throughout 2025. The building has also had multiple Housing Maintenance Code violations, including door and stair maintenance issues identified in December 2024. While bedbug reports indicate some previous infestation issues between 2022 and 2023, the most recent reporting period for 2023-2024 shows no active infestations.