311 8th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215

The 16-unit, 4-story apartment building at 311 8th Street in Park Slope, owned by Jacob Bouganim, has experienced several maintenance issues in recent years, with the most significant problems occurring between February and March 2025. During this period, there were multiple complaints about heat and hot water issues affecting the entire building, along with radiator plumbing problems and concerns about unsanitary garbage/recycling storage.

While HPD investigated these complaints, they were unable to access the building for thorough inspections in some cases, although one heat/hot water complaint was resolved with confirmation of restored services from tenants. The building also had similar heat and hot water issues documented in 2018 and 2020, suggesting recurring problems with the building's heating system. The property has maintained a regular bedbug reporting record, with no documented infestations or eradications in the most recent filings (2023-2025), and previous years' reports also show zero infestations from 2018 through 2022.

Two Housing Maintenance Code violations were recorded in 2022 and 2023 regarding the filing of annual bedbug reports, though these violations were later closed. A rodent inspection conducted in November 2019 passed, indicating no significant rodent issues at that time. The building's maintenance history shows a pattern of plumbing and heating system challenges, particularly affecting resident comfort during winter months, though many complaints ultimately resulted in no violations being issued or were resolved without formal enforcement actions.