359 South 4th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11211

359 South 4th Street is a 4-story, 8-unit Old Law Tenement building constructed in 1927 and currently owned by Joel Fekete. The property has a troubling pattern of heat and hot water issues, with recent complaints in March 2025 affecting both individual apartments and the entire building, following similar patterns in 2024 and 2023.

In early 2025, multiple maintenance issues were reported and investigated, including unsanitary conditions involving pests and several door/window-related problems, though not all resulted in violations. The building has documented violations related to lead paint hazards in Apartment 6A, discovered during a December 2023 inspection, requiring remediation of peeling paint and surface conditions. The property owner has two active violations from June 2023 regarding the failure to file 2019 and 2020 external low pressure inspections.

Historical data shows a recurring rodent activity issue, with inspections in 2018 and 2011 noting problems, though more recent inspections from 2019 indicate compliance. The building's bedbug reports from 2020 to 2024 show no infestations, with zero infested or re-infested units reported in the past five assessment periods. While the heat and hot water issues represent the most significant ongoing concern, particularly affecting resident comfort and safety, other recent improvements to the property include the resolution of several violations related to paint conditions and radiator maintenance in 2024, though the persistence of basic service issues remains a pattern through 2025.