353 58th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11220

The four-story, eight-unit tenement building at 353 58th Street in Sunset Park, owned by Shuling He, has a significant history of maintenance issues, particularly concerning heat and pest problems. The building, constructed in 1906, has experienced multiple heating system failures, with emergencies reported in November 2021 and January 2019, though heat was reportedly restored in at least one instance.

The building has also faced persistent pest challenges, including a December 2022 unsanitary condition complaint verified by HPD and multiple rodent-related issues in 2019, with inspections failing for various reasons during that year. While there have been three annual bedbug reports filed between 2021-2025 showing zero infested units, the building has experienced other maintenance violations, including three separate instances in 2021 involving refuse accumulation, inadequate lighting, and encumbered public hallways. The property has undergone various inspections and received multiple violation notices, notably for failing to file annual bedbug reports in 2021-2024, though these violations are now marked as closed.

An important infrastructure concern emerged in 2008 regarding a defective smoke detector in apartment 1L and a potentially problematic device on the central heating system that wasn't fully resolved until 2018. There have been three complaints regarding illegal commercial use in the residential zone between 2021-2024, though inspections did not find violations in two cases, and access was not granted in the most recent complaint. The building's maintenance history shows regular interaction with city agencies, though it appears some system repairs and improvements have been implemented over time, as evidenced by the closure of many violation notices and the current bedbug reporting showing no infestations.