391 4th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215

This four-unit, four-story old law tenement building in Park Slope, owned by Prashanth Rayapudi and constructed in 1920, has experienced several significant maintenance issues over the past few years, with the most recent concerns centering around door safety. In June 2024, multiple violations were recorded regarding doors on the 1st story, specifically related to devices preventing self-closing functionality, including the building entrance door and various vestibule doors.

The building has demonstrated good pest management over time, with no bedbug infestations reported in the last seven consecutive annual filings from 2019 to 2024, and passed all recent rodent inspections, including a February 2022 evaluation. The property underwent notable challenges during late 2019, with multiple complaints regarding heat and hot water failures affecting both individual apartments and the entire building between December 1-3, though inspections indicated that services were restored by the time of HPD's response. Prior to this, there were issues with construction practices in late 2019, including two separate violations issued in December 2019 regarding failure to post tenant protection plan notices and safe construction bill of rights, along with an ECB violation for inadequate construction housekeeping resulting in a $625 penalty.

While there have been various complaints and violations over the years, most have been resolved promptly. The building's maintenance record suggests regular oversight, with the most recent violations being addressed within one month of certification in mid-2024. The property has maintained compliance with bedbug reporting requirements, consistently showing zero infested or re-infested units since 2019.