64 4th Place, Brooklyn, NY 11231

The 4-story, 8-unit building at 64 4th Place in Carroll Gardens, owned by Marion Hoogerwerf, has experienced significant maintenance and safety issues in recent years, particularly regarding heating systems. Between October 2024 and January 2025, there were multiple emergency complaints about building-wide heat and hot water problems, with several complaints remaining unresolved due to inspection access issues.

The building has also received multiple Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) service requests during this period, including plumbing issues, roofing concerns, flooring problems, and fire escape safety matters, with many complaints being closed due to inspection access difficulties. The building's current violations suggest ongoing maintenance challenges, particularly in apartment 4L, where multiple issues have been documented including defective smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, plaster damage, ceiling problems, and various repairs needed to kitchen and bathroom fixtures.

There are also serious concerns regarding the building's boiler and gas systems, with recent complaints in 2022 and 2025 about gas utility access issues, and multiple active Department of Buildings violations related to failure to file required external low-pressure inspections between 2018 and 2023. The most recent boiler-related complaint from January 2025 has been documented as an "Oath Violation Served." The building's age (constructed in 1920) and the historical context as an "Old Law Tenement" suggest these issues may be part of a pattern of maintenance challenges, though the persistence of access-related inspection issues makes it difficult to fully assess the current state of the building's systems and infrastructure.