89 Verona Street, Brooklyn, NY 11231

The four-story, eight-unit New Law Tenement building at 89 Verona Street in Red Hook, owned by Antonio Vargas, has experienced recurring heat and hot water issues over the past five years, with multiple complaints recorded between October 2021 and December 2022 representing the most significant pattern of tenant-reported problems. Specifically, there were five documented incidents of heat and hot water outages affecting the entire building during this period, including four consecutive reports in fall 2022 alone, though responses from the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) consistently indicated that services were restored before follow-up inspections.

In addition to these heating system challenges, the building faced one cooking gas complaint in July 2021, which was inspected without resulting violations. More recently, in 2024, the property received a violation related to failing to file the annual bedbug report required under Housing Maintenance Code (HMC) regulations, though the building's bedbug reporting history shows no infestations or treatments recorded between 2019 and 2024, with all recent filings indicating zero infested units. An earlier HMC violation from November 2022 regarding improper posting of heating system access information in the public hall remains open as of this writing.

The building's recent bedbug filings (most current being December 2024) show consistent compliance with reporting requirements since the issuance of the 2024 violation, with all reporting periods showing zero infested, eradicated, or re-infested units. While the heating system problems in 2021-2022 represent the most significant historical tenant concerns, the building has maintained a record of no bedbug infestations since at least 2019. The ongoing heating system challenges and the open violation regarding heating system access information suggest areas that may require continued monitoring for potential impacts on resident comfort and safety.