898 Nostrand Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11225

This three-story, two-family house at 898 Nostrand Avenue in Crown Heights, built in 1920 and currently owned by Annie Pong, has experienced a few significant mechanical issues in recent years, though the building has generally maintained good conditions overall. The most notable incident occurred in March 2019, when a defective or inoperative boiler complaint was filed, leading to an inspection that revealed serious issues with the flue pipe system.

Specifically, the Environmental Control Board found major corrosion, perforation, and collapse of the flue pipe running from the boiler breeching to the chimney base, resulting in a violation and a penalty of $1,250, though this violation was later resolved. Additional violations documented later in 2019 related to the failure to certify corrections of immediately hazardous conditions appear to have been dismissed and paid.

Since these mechanical issues in 2019, the building has demonstrated consistent compliance with rodent inspections, passing all nine inspections conducted between 2011 and 2025, with the most recent inspection in February 2025 showing no violations. The property has maintained its original two-family configuration and continues to operate under building class 2 FAMILY HOUSE designation. While the 2019 boiler incidents represented a significant mechanical failure at the time, there have been no recorded mechanical issues or safety violations in the nearly six years since that incident, suggesting successful resolution of that particular problem.