808 Bergen Street, Brooklyn, NY 11238

808 Bergen Street is a 4-story, 7-unit residential building located in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, built in 1931 and currently owned by Prospect Affordable Package LLC. The building has experienced several recurring maintenance issues over the past 18 months, with particular concerns regarding appliances and heating systems.

Most notably, there have been multiple complaints about refrigerator problems (seven separate reports between January and February 2025) and heating/hot water issues affecting both apartments and the entire building in late 2024. There was a significant violation issued in January 2025 for excessive hot water temperature (141 degrees F) in apartment 3B, and ongoing pest control challenges were documented with an emergency complaint for rodents in January 2025, though recent inspections in 2025 show passing results for rodent activity. The building has had recurring access issues during inspections, with multiple incidents where HPD inspectors were unable to gain access to apartments, including recent complaints about cooking gas and electric/gas range issues in April 2025.

Other notable violations include concerns about fire escape access in June 2023, building entrance security issues in 2022, and various repairs needed to safety systems including carbon monoxide detectors and smoke alarms in apartment 4A. However, the building has maintained good records for bedbug management, showing zero infestation reports over the past five filing periods from 2021 to 2025, and recent rodent inspections have passed consistently since 2023, suggesting improvements in pest management. The property has had some infrastructure complaints regarding water drainage issues in 2023-2024, though inspections did not warrant violations at the time.