208A Calyer Street, Brooklyn, NY 11222

The three-unit, three-story building at 208A Calyer Street in Greenpoint, owned by Prashanth Rayapudi, has experienced several notable maintenance issues since late 2022. The most significant problems have involved heating and hot water systems, with multiple complaints recorded between December 2022 and September 2023, including two emergency complaints regarding heat and hot water issues that primarily affected the first-floor apartment.

The building underwent an HPD inspection in December 2022 that resulted in multiple violations, particularly affecting the first-floor apartment (Apartment 1), including inadequate heat and hot water supply, defective self-closing doors, and issues with smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. Additional violations were recorded during a subsequent April 2023 inspection, again primarily affecting Apartment 1, plus several administrative violations including failure to post required safety signage in common areas. The building has shown some responsiveness to appliance maintenance issues, with the most recent complaint regarding a refrigerator (September 2023) being inspected with no violations found.

Notably, there is no record of bedbug infestations in the building for the past three reporting periods (2022-2024), and it passed a rodent inspection in May 2013. An illegal conversion complaint was filed in May 2021 but the inspector was unable to gain access during the final attempts in February 2022. Two permits were issued in March 2019 for plumbing and electrical work, suggesting some degree of maintenance and system upgrades at that time.