272 Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11217

272 Flatbush Avenue is a 3-story, 4-unit residential building located in Park Slope, constructed in 1931 and currently owned by Jesse Elgart. The property has experienced several significant maintenance issues over the past few years, most notably a heat and hot water outage affecting the entire building in early 2022 that required inspection by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development, though inspectors were unable to gain access for verification.

In 2019, there was a noteworthy cluster of health-related complaints regarding food establishment conditions, including reports of rodents, food contamination, and hygiene violations, which warranted official written notifications to the landlord from the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. The building has also faced various construction-related regulatory scrutiny, particularly in 2019, when multiple complaints were filed regarding unauthorized work, debris issues, and construction violations.

While most of these complaints were ultimately determined to be unsubstantiated or dismissed, including two instances of failure to certify correction of immediately hazardous violations in 2020 and 2019, the pattern of complaints suggests a period of significant building maintenance challenges. More recent complaint history from 2023 indicates attempts to inspect permit-related issues, though inspectors were again unable to gain access to the building. On a positive note, recent bedbug reports for 2023-2024 show no counted infestations or eradication efforts required, indicating effective pest management in recent years.