256 6th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11215

The 4-unit, 4-story building at 256 6th Avenue in Park Slope, owned by Prashanth Rayapudi and constructed in 1920, has experienced several recurring maintenance issues over the past two years. Most notably, there have been multiple heat and hot water complaints, both building-wide and apartment-specific, with the most recent emergency calls coming in June 2025.

Access issues for inspections have been a recurring problem, with housing authorities unable to gain entry during complaints in March and December 2024, as well as during plumbing issues in January 2025. Recent safety concerns have also emerged, with two emergency calls in June 2025 regarding smoke detectors. While a general janitorial/superintendent complaint from January 2025 was investigated and found not to violate housing laws, there remains a concern about building maintenance responsiveness.

The building's history shows some structural and safety compliance issues earlier in the 2010s, including failed rodent inspections in July and October 2011, though subsequent inspections in 2018 and 2022 passed without issue. A bedbug report violation notice was issued in February 2022, but the building has since maintained a consistent record of zero infestations or eradications in the annual bedbug reports from 2019 through 2024. The frequent occurrence of heating issues, with no clear resolution process documented in recent months, combined with access challenges during inspections, suggests ongoing maintenance access or system reliability concerns, though direct recommendations cannot be provided based on this analysis.