336 South 5th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11211

The three-unit, three-story residential building at 336 South 5th Street in Williamsburg, owned by Heriberto Morales, has experienced persistent heat and hot water issues over the past two years. The most recent cluster of complaints, in December 2024, involved building-wide heat and hot water problems, which were treated as emergencies by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD).

Throughout late 2023 and into 2024, there were multiple complaints regarding heat and hot water systems, with several instances where HPD was unable to gain access for inspection. The building has remained under scrutiny for not filing its required annual bedbug report, with violations recorded in 2019, 2021, 2022, March 2023, and most recently April 2024, all classified as Class A violations under the Housing Maintenance Code.

Additional concerns include a November 2023 complaint about cooking gas issues that affected the entire building, observed flower pots blocking fire escape egress from the second-story balcony in 2019 (a Class B violation), and an unaddressed electric/gas range issue from November 2023 that initially appeared to be a non-emergency. Routine rodent inspections in 2011 and 2018 passed without issues, suggesting no persistent rodent problems. While some heat and hot water issues have been resolved temporarily, as noted in various complaint resolution descriptions, the pattern of recurring heating system complaints indicates an ongoing maintenance challenge in the building's infrastructure.