186 Stuyvesant Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11221

The four-story, seven-unit building at 186 Stuyvesant Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant, built in 1931 and currently owned by Christopher Bramwell, has experienced recurring issues with heating and hot water systems over the past two years. The most recent incidents in 2025 include heat/hot water complaints in May (apartment only) and March (entire building), with the March complaint resulting in violations being issued. Similar issues were documented throughout 2024, with multiple complaints filed regarding heat/hot water problems in both individual apartments and the entire building.

These complaints have often been closed with varying degrees of resolution, including inspections, verbal confirmations of corrections, and instances where inspectors were unable to gain access to the apartments. The building has some notable historical maintenance issues, particularly in Unit 1A, which experienced multiple violations in 2022-2023 related to unsafe electrical wiring, hot water temperature exceeding 130 degrees, pest infestations, and missing safety devices (smoke and carbon monoxide detectors). Violations from December 2023 included lack of hot water in apartment 2B and access issues to the heating system boiler room.

The property has maintained regular bedbug reporting, showing zero infestations or re-infestations in all reports from 2019 through 2025. Recent rodent inspections in 2022, 2024, and 2025 have all passed, though there were some failures noted in earlier inspections from 2012 and 2017. Additionally, there are two active Environmental Control Board violations from 2018 related to unpermitted work and failure to comply with commission orders, with penalties totaling $2,050.