353 Tompkins Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11216

353 Tompkins Avenue is a 4-story, 8-unit residential building constructed in 1920 in Bedford-Stuyvesant, currently owned by Andrew Weber. The building has experienced ongoing maintenance challenges over the past two years, with multiple HPD complaints requiring inspections. These include recent issues with mold (2025), heat and hot water outages (2024), and various appliance and maintenance problems - notably four separate complaints in October 2024 regarding water leaks, refrigerator issues, electric/gas range problems, and paint/plaster conditions affecting windows, frames, and ceilings.

While inspectors attempted to address these issues, access was often not granted, leading to closed complaints with recommendations for re-filing. The building's violation history reveals several concerning patterns. In December 2024, a violation was issued regarding defective self-closing doors in the 1st story public hall, and in April 2024, similar issues were noted for cellar doors, along with problems with fire escape window locks and electrical issues.

The property has active DOB violations for failure to file annual boiler inspection reports dating back to 2019, and a significant ECB violation from 2019 regarding unsafe conditions in the cellar with sanitation and gas meter concerns. However, it's worth noting that the building has maintained a clean record in terms of bedbug infestations and has passed recent rodent inspections (2024, 2022). Some historical improvements are evident, as previous maintenance issues documented in 2023 (including carbon monoxide detector and smoke detector violations) have been resolved. The building's management appears to have addressed some issues promptly, as shown by multiple closed violations and complaints, though access issues remain a recurring challenge for inspections.