692 Henry Street, Brooklyn, NY 11231

The 8-unit, 4-story brick building at 692 Henry Street in Red Hook, built in 1928 and currently owned by Ravindra Kumar, has experienced recurring heating system issues over the past several years, particularly between October 2024 and March 2025. Multiple emergency heat/hot water complaints have been filed through 311, with inspections confirming violations of § 27-2031 of the Administrative Code for inadequate hot water to all fixtures, affecting apartments 1L and 3L. The building has also faced various maintenance challenges, including pest issues in late 2024 (November) and several open building violations as of March 2025.

Specific violations include problems with self-closing doors, security locks, and mechanical ventilation in apartment 1R, along with a requirement to maintain proper smoke detector functionality. Recent history shows two open Class C violations from late 2024 regarding hot water system deficiencies and an open Class C violation from October 2024 concerning a defective self-closing door in apartment 1R. The building's heating system has required multiple emergency responses, with inspections typically identifying code violations.

Other maintenance issues have included problems with the building's heating system access and a broken mechanical ventilation system in apartment 1R. The building has maintained an active record with the Department of Buildings, receiving violations in 2023 for failure to file external low pressure inspections, though these were ultimately dismissed. Notably, there has been no reported bedbug activity in the past three reporting cycles (2023-2025), and rodent inspections from 2018 showed mostly compliant results, suggesting improved pest management since then.