298 St Marks Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11238

298 St Marks Avenue is a three-story, three-unit Old Law Tenement building located in Prospect Heights, constructed in 1910 and currently owned by Joanne Gay. The property experienced significant heating system issues in January 2020, with multiple complaints about lack of heat and hot water affecting the entire building during the first week of January, which required HPD intervention and resulted in violations. These issues coincided with problems related to doors/windows that also received HPD attention in January 2020, specifically regarding the vestibule door on the first story.

Additional maintenance concerns during that period included two boiler-related complaints - one for being defective/inoperative and another for illegal gas hook-up/piping issues, both of which received violation notices. More recent history shows the building's compliance with bedbug reporting requirements from 2020 to 2023, with no reported infestations during those periods. In 2024, an active violation was noted regarding boiler registration requirements with a penalty imposed, though the current status as of the latest inspection in 2025 is not specified.

The building has maintained good rodent control evidenced by passing inspections in 2017, 2023, 2024, and 2025. Recent regular maintenance appears to be maintained, with an active permit issued in November 2023. The property has generally shown improvement in recent years, with no major health or safety violations reported since the 2020 heating system issues were addressed.