Owner of Brooklyn building collapse that left eight dead is unmasked as notorious slumlord who owes half a million dollars and tops New York's 'worst landlords' watchlist

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Olufemi Falade is the owner of 1321 Flatbush Avenue, which suddenly collapsed on Wednesday while construction crews were working on an adjacent lot, killing eight residents.

Published: 18:16 GMT, 14 November 2026 | Updated: 18:23 GMT, 14 November 2026

The Brooklyn building that collapsed and killed eight people is owned by a notorious slumlord who once went to jail for ignoring housing violations.

Olufemi Falade has landed on the NYC public advocate's annual Worst Landlords Watchlist six times.

Falade is the owner of 1321 Flatbush Avenue, which suddenly collapsed on Wednesday while construction crews were working on an adjacent lot, killing eight residents.

City records, viewed by the New York Post, show that Falade has racked up hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines in New York, including $170,000 from the Buildings Department in 2019 for improperly displaying signs.

He also collected nearly $115,000 in unpaid water bills over the years and has owed $113,500 in property taxes since 2021, the New York Post reported.

He also owes more than $50,000 in personal income taxes to the state and federal government, The Post said.

In 2006, Falade was sentenced to 12 days in jail and fined $50,000 for civil contempt after he failed to fix more than 1,800 violations, which included vermin infestation and leaking pipes. The violations were across 12 buildings he owned in Brooklyn, the Post reported.

At the time, he was one of the few landlords who faced jail time for bad behavior.

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