144 17th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215

The 16-unit, four-story building at 144 17th Street in Sunset Park, owned by Christina Pimentel, has experienced recurring heat and hot water issues over the past few years, with particularly notable clusters of complaints between late 2023 and late 2024. The most recent heat-related complaints in November 2024 involved the entire building and were categorized as emergencies, though inspection access issues hindered HPD's ability to fully assess the situation.

This pattern of heating system problems dates back to at least 2022, with multiple complaints recorded, including situations where HPD was unable to gain access for inspection. The building, constructed in 1909, has maintained a relatively clean record regarding pests, with no reported bedbug infestations in the past five years, and only two units affected by bedbugs in 2018-2019.

Two rat activity inspections were conducted in 2017 and 2018, but compliance measures were presumably taken as there are no further rodent-related complaints on record. The Department of Buildings has no significant violations recorded in recent years, though there were two complaints in 2019 and 2021 regarding illegal after-hours work and building vibrations, respectively, both of which were investigated and found to have no warrant for violations. While the building does have a notable concentration of heating complaints, it's worth noting that many of these reports appear to be duplicates or related to access issues during investigations, and no formal violations have been recorded.