1256 East 13th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11230

1256 East 13th Street is a 6-story, 59-unit residential building in Midwood, constructed in 1931 and currently owned by Rumal Realty Co Inc. The property has experienced recurring elevator service issues, with three active complaints in 2025 regarding single device service and no alternate service, following a pattern of similar complaints in previous years. Most notably, in April 2025, there was a significant cluster of heat and hot water complaints, with ten separate incidents reported within one week, though many of these were duplicates of a building-wide issue.

The building's infrastructure has shown some concerning patterns, particularly in 2024 and 2025, including an open elevator maintenance complaint from April 2025, an electrical issue reported in May 2025, and multiple heat/hot water service complaints in spring 2025. Previous violations and maintenance issues include problems with self-closing doors and latchsets in the compactor closet, heating system access issues, and hot water supply problems documented in late 2024. The building has also faced three notable Department of Buildings (DOB) violations in 2019-2020 related to elevator safety systems, though these were marked as resolved.

More recent inspections have shown compliance in rodent control and bedbug reporting, with no infestations reported in the past several years. The property has been generally maintaining its compliance with bedbug reporting requirements, showing no infestations in recent filings from 2019-2024. While the building has passed all recent rodent inspections (most recently in July 2024), the recurring elevator issues and multiple heat/hot water complaints in 2025 suggest ongoing challenges with building systems maintenance and resident comfort.