277 7th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215

The 1914 Park Slope tenement building at 277 7th Street, owned by John Arena, has experienced persistent heating and hot water issues in recent years, with multiple emergency complaints filed between April 2024 and April 2025. Most notably, there are currently open violations regarding heating and hot water systems, including a new complaint from April 2025 that remains unresolved.

The building has also faced significant maintenance challenges in apartment 4C, including violations for defective smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, heating systems, and plaster surfaces documented between April and October 2024. Additional violations from April 2024 concern fire safety materials and painting requirements in the second and third-story public halls, though these were later certified as corrected.

The building's rodent inspection history shows generally good maintenance, with most inspections passing from 2015 to 2022, though there was one instance of rat activity in August 2022 and a compliance inspection in September 2022 that passed. The property has maintained regular compliance with housing maintenance codes over the years, though the recent pattern of heating system issues suggests ongoing infrastructure challenges that may impact resident comfort. The building's 20 units are spread across four stories, and despite the persistent heating issues, there have been relatively few complaints about other building systems or conditions between 2022 and 2025.