221 Schenectady Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11213

This three-story, four-unit residential building at 221 Schenectady Avenue in Crown Heights, owned by Steven Goltche, has experienced several significant maintenance issues over the past few years, with the most recent being a water leak reported in May 2025 that required HPD inspection but could not be verified due to lack of access. The building has faced multiple heat and hot water-related complaints, both for individual apartments and building-wide issues, particularly in early 2022, when there were consecutive reports of problems affecting both the entire building and individual units. Other notable incidents include multiple electrical issues (including power outages and lighting problems) in early 2022, plumbing and cooking gas issues in September 2022, and repeated complaints about mailbox problems in 2023, though none of these resulted in violations.

The building has maintained an up-to-date bedbug reporting record, with no reported infestations in the past three filing periods from 2023 to present, and passed rodent inspections in 2017 and 2018. The property's history reveals various quality-of-life concerns, particularly in 2018, when multiple violations were recorded specifically in apartment 1R, including issues with pests (mice and roaches), defective plaster and paint in the kitchen, and safety concerns regarding smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. The building's maintenance record shows both emergency and non-emergency complaints have been addressed, though some required multiple reports before inspections could be conducted.

In recent years, there have been no reported bedbug infestations, and the most recent bedbug report for 2025 shows no affected units. Additionally, a complaint related to COVID-19 executive orders was filed in July 2020 but resulted in no violations. The most recent permit activity on record shows an exterior work permit was issued in December 2022.