503 Howard Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11233

The three-unit, three-story building at 503 Howard Avenue in Crown Heights, owned by Kerry Kramer and constructed in 1992, has experienced a series of concerning maintenance issues in recent years. Most notably, in 2025, there were multiple sanitation-related complaints including sewage problems and toilet plumbing issues, all of which resulted in HPD being unable to complete inspections. These complaints followed a February 2025 water supply plumbing issue, also marked by inspection access problems.

In late 2024, the building faced significant disruptions to essential services, including heat/hot water and electrical power, with HPD responding to complaints on December 24, though in these cases, heat and hot water were reportedly restored by the time of inspection. The building's history includes two separate boiler-related violations in 2020 and 2022, both of which resulted in Oath Violations being served. A Local Law 188/17 compliance inspection conducted in February 2025 found no violations at the time of inspection.

The recurring nature of plumbing and basic utility issues, particularly the recent sanitation complaints that prompted multiple emergency responses in 2025, suggests ongoing maintenance challenges. Notably, all recent complaints have experienced inspection access issues, with HPD advising tenants to re-submit service requests if problems persist. While some complaints have been resolved (such as heat and hot water restoration in December 2024), the pattern of service requests indicates potential difficulty in addressing recurring maintenance problems.