2158 Dean Street, Brooklyn, NY 11233

The 6-unit, 3-story tenement building at 2158 Dean Street in Crown Heights, owned by Pin Zhen Yang, has a notably concerning history of maintenance issues, particularly regarding heating systems and building inspections. Most recently, in January 2025, there was an indoor sewage leak investigated by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, though no violations were found.

The building experienced significant heating system problems in late 2018, with multiple emergency heat/hot water complaints filed between November 12 and November 21, affecting both individual apartments and the entire building. During this period, violations were issued related to inadequate heat supply, particularly affecting apartment 3R.

The building has also faced regulatory compliance challenges, with active violations as of 2024 for failure to file external low pressure inspections in 2020 and 2023, as well as an inspection violation issued in 2019 for not filing the 2017 boiler inspection report (though this was eventually dismissed in 2021). While the bedbug reporting records from 2021 through 2025 show no infestations, the property has had recurring issues with rodent activity, with the most recent rat sighting reported in October 2019, following similar findings in December 2019 and multiple inspections between 2009 and 2010 showing rat activity. The building's maintenance history includes various other violations and repair needs, such as broken mailbox doors (2018), heating system access issues (2018), and issues with wood flooring in apartment 3R (2018), though many of these violations have been closed through subsequent corrections.