426 49th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11220

The four-story, 8-unit tenement building at 426 49th Street in Sunset Park, owned by Nerim Capri, has experienced persistent heating system issues over the past two years. From January 2024 through March 2025, there were eight documented complaints regarding inadequate heat and hot water, affecting both individual apartments and the entire building, all classified as emergencies. Most recent complaints in 2025 (March) and earlier (April 2024) indicated problems were resolved upon HPD's response, though access issues and duplication of complaints were also noted.

The building has faced significant pest control challenges, with multiple violations recorded in January 2024 including infestations of mice and roaches in apartments 1R, 2L, and 4L. Additional violations were documented for inadequate smoke and carbon monoxide detectors in 4L, though these were certified as corrected in February 2024. The property has maintained a proactive approach to compliance matters, submitting bedbug reports for three consecutive years (2022-2025) with no reported infestations, and undergoing rodent inspections in 2022 that showed both rat activity and subsequent bait application.

Recent Department of Buildings inspections in January 2024 found no violations regarding safety net/guard rail issues or unauthorized work, and a previously issued boiler violation from 2019 was dismissed in January 2025. The building's 311 service request history shows consistent reporting of issues, though most have been resolved upon HPD's intervention, indicating some level of responsiveness to maintenance concerns. While recent heat and pest control issues suggest ongoing maintenance challenges, the absence of new violations since early 2024 may indicate improvements in building management practices.