954 East 15th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11230

The four-story, 16-unit tenement building at 954 East 15th Street in Midwood, built in 1914 and currently owned by Lynn Gettenberg, has experienced several maintenance issues in recent years, with the most significant cluster of problems occurring in June 2025. During this month, multiple complaints were filed and subsequently inspected by HPD, resulting in violations for plumbing issues (toilet and sink), a window frame problem, and various other maintenance concerns.

Notable among these were emergency-level complaints regarding unsanitary mold conditions and multiple appliance issues, including problems with the electric/gas range. The building has a documented history of safety and maintenance violations, particularly in 2024, when multiple issues were identified in apartment 3B, including problems with window sashes, fire escape obstructions, and missing safety equipment such as smoke and carbon monoxide detectors.

Earlier violations from 2023 involved concerns about balcony rust and fire escape functionality. While two violations from 2019 regarding boiler inspection filing were dismissed with a civil penalty, it is worth noting that the building has maintained a clean record for bedbug infestations, with no reported cases in the past eight years, and passed a rodent inspection in July 2019. The property has generally demonstrated responsiveness to violations, with numerous cases being certified as corrected, though several recent violations require monitoring to ensure proper remediation.