21 Hart Street, Brooklyn, NY 11206

21 Hart Street is a 3-unit, 3-story residential building located in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, owned by Priscilla Carty and built in 1899. The building has recently experienced multiple concerning issues, particularly in late 2024, when there were numerous HPD complaints filed on December 16th regarding heat/hot water, plumbing problems (including water supply issues, bathtub/shower problems, and toilet concerns), unsanitary conditions (sewage and pest-related), and window frame issues.

Many of these complaints were marked as unable to inspect, with HPD unable to gain access to the building or apartments during inspection attempts. In late 2024, the building also underwent an HPD inspection revealing multiple violations in Apartment 1, including issues with self-closing doors, defective ceramic tiles around the bathtub, problems with a carbon monoxide detector, and various issues with plastered surfaces and paint. Of particular note are the multiple Department of Buildings complaints in early 2025, all of which were marked as "Inspector Unable To Gain Access – 2nd Final Attempt," regarding work without permits, landmark building concerns, and building stability questions.

While the building has shown consistent compliance with rodent inspections, passing all recent inspections from 2021 through 2025 (with some rat activity noted in 2020 and 2021), the building's current condition raises significant concerns about access issues for inspections and the persistence of multiple unresolved maintenance complaints. The building's heating system seems to be a particular area of ongoing concern, with multiple heat/hot water complaints filed in both late 2024 and early 2025, including emergency complaints. Additionally, recent bedbug reporting shows no infestation cases between November 2023 and October 2024, though rodent inspections indicate past issues in 2020-2021 with subsequent compliance.