259 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn, NY 11215

The four-story, seven-unit residential building at 259 Prospect Park West in Windsor Terrace, owned by Anna Purpura, has experienced several significant maintenance issues since 2022. The most pressing concerns have been related to the heating system, with multiple emergency complaints regarding heat and hot water failures between February and March 2023, and again in January 2024. These heating problems appear to persist as evidenced by open Housing Maintenance Code violations regarding inadequate heat supply in apartment 2R and access to the heating system in January 2023.

The building has also had various safety concerns, including open violations from March 2023 regarding defective fire retardant material and painting requirements in the first public hall bulkhead, as well as maintenance issues with self-closing doors at the building entrance noted in December 2022. More recently, in 2024, there were multiple Department of Health complaints regarding handwashing issues at a food establishment, though these were administratively closed. A food poisoning complaint from January 2024 was investigated and determined to be an isolated incident.

The building's systems and safety equipment have come under scrutiny, with Housing Maintenance Code violations revealing problems with carbon monoxide and smoke detectors in apartment 2R as of February 2023. While the building has filed bedbug reports for 2023-2024 and 2022-2023 showing no infestations, the presence of these reports indicates prior monitoring of this issue. The building's maintenance history suggests ongoing challenges with various systems, particularly heating, and some safety equipment, though many previous violations have been addressed or closed through administrative processes.