352 Brook Avenue, Bronx, NY 10454

The 352 Brook Avenue building, located in Mott Haven, is a 4-story Old Law Tenement constructed in 1931, currently owned by Juana Garcia. The property has experienced recurring heating system issues, with emergency heat/hot water complaints registered in both February and October 2023, though the February issue was resolved through HPD intervention.

The building has a pattern of unverified access to apartments during inspections, as evidenced by multiple complaints from various years, including a 2019 electrical issue (no lighting), 2019 plumbing problem (basin/sink), and a 2020 electrical complaint (door/window issues). In 2019, there were multiple maintenance issues requiring attention, including problems with doors/windows, various wall and ceiling concerns, and a water leak, which were all addressed within a month of reporting. More recently, the building has accumulated bedbug reporting violations from 2021-2024, all marked as open violations under Housing Maintenance Code § HMC, regarding failure to file required annual bedbug reports.

There are also four active Department of Buildings violations from June 2023 related to the failure to file mandatory external low pressure inspections for the years 2018-2021. The building appears to have had consistent rodent inspection compliance, passing inspections in 2023, 2022, 2019, 2018, and 2017, with only one failure noted in December 2015. While the current rodent control measures seem effective, the outstanding bedbug violations and recent heating system issues suggest ongoing maintenance challenges.