359 4th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215

The 4-unit, 4-story Old Law Tenement building at 359 4th Street in Park Slope, owned by Constant Romain and constructed in 1920, has experienced several notable issues in recent years that merit attention. Most concerning is the building's persistent failure to comply with NYC's annual bedbug reporting requirements, with open violations recorded in both 2023 and 2024 under Housing Maintenance Code (HMC) guidelines. The building experienced a heat and hot water emergency affecting all units in December 2022, though HPD was informed during their response that the issue had been resolved.

Multiple Building Code violations remain open from December 2022, including encumbrances consisting of household articles in public hall areas on the 3rd and 4th stories, which were noted during the same heat and water emergency response. While there have been rodent inspections conducted in 2011 and 2019, the building passed compliance checks in both instances, though an initial inspection in November 2019 did not comply for other reasons. The building's violation history shows recurring issues with both basic services and compliance with health and safety requirements, particularly regarding the bedbug reporting violations which have persisted across multiple years from 2021 to 2024.

The property has had its share of maintenance challenges over the past few years, particularly in the winter of 2022, when tenants experienced heat and hot water issues, though this appears to have been a temporary situation based on available information. While some open violations exist, there has been no indication of recent heat or water issues since the December 2022 incident. It's also worth noting that while the building has had multiple violations, some have been resolved, such as the housing maintenance code complaint from 2022 that was closed shortly after the heat/hot water incident.