173 29th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11232

173 29th Street is a 4-story, 24-unit New Law Tenement building constructed in 1920 and currently owned by John Sindoni. The property has experienced persistent heat and hot water issues over the past several years, with multiple emergency complaints filed through 311 service requests and Housing Maintenance Code complaints.

Between 2022 and 2025, there were six documented incidents of heat and hot water problems affecting the entire building, with the most recent complaints occurring in March and January 2025. During several of these incidents, Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) inspectors were unable to gain access to units for verification, while in other cases, tenants reported that services had been restored by the time of inspection. The building underwent three inspections related to bedbug compliance between 2021 and 2022, all resulting in violations for failure to file annual bedbug reports, though subsequent filings from 2022 to 2024 show no documented infestation issues.

Other maintenance concerns include plumbing problems in December 2022 involving sinks and radiators, and a comprehensive survey in May 2019 that addressed both sewage and ventilation system concerns, though no violations were issued. A Department of Buildings complaint regarding illegal conversion was filed in May 2019 but was dismissed with no violations found upon inspection in July 2019. The building's age and recurring maintenance issues, particularly related to heat and hot water systems, suggest ongoing infrastructure challenges that merit attention, though the absence of recent bedbug reports and the closure of various past complaints indicate some improvements in overall building maintenance standards.