625 Park Place, Brooklyn, NY 11238

625 Park Place is a four-story, four-unit Old Law Tenement building located in Crown Heights, constructed in 1931 and currently owned by Prashanth Rayapudi. The building has experienced recurring heat and hot water issues over the past three years, with multiple complaints from late 2022 through 2025, including recent complaints in March and April 2025, with at least one complaint still open as of April 2025. Notable building maintenance history includes a slow water leak complaint from January 2024 and a plumbing issue in April 2025 involving a basin/sink. The property has undergone several Housing Maintenance Code inspections, revealing various violations in 2022, including problems with self-closing doors, a key-operated lock on a fire escape window, and hot water supply issues in apartment 4.

While these violations have been officially closed, they highlight past concerns with building systems and safety features. The building has maintained a relatively good record regarding pests, with no bedbug infestations reported in the past five annual filings from 2020-2025, and passed all rodent inspections conducted between 2019 and 2025. The most recent rodent inspection in February 2025 showed compliance. Records indicate proper handling of several emergency situations, including the resolution of multiple heat/hot water complaints through HPD intervention, though some complaints required multiple follow-ups before resolution.

The building's management has responded to maintenance issues as evidenced by the issuance of two electrical work permits in 2020 and 2021, suggesting ongoing maintenance and upgrades to building systems. The property has experienced some notable incidents, including two documented cases of encumbered public hallways in 2022 and 2023, which required remediation, and a staircase safety violation related to loose wood treads identified in 2022. These violations, while resolved, indicate periodic concerns with building safety features and common areas. The building's overall maintenance record shows regular filing and resolution of complaints through appropriate channels, though the recurring nature of heat and hot water issues suggests an ongoing challenge with building systems that has persisted into 2025.