298 Nassau Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11222

The 6-unit residential building at 298 Nassau Avenue in Greenpoint, owned by Joseph Zielinski, has experienced several concerning maintenance issues in recent years. Most notably, there have been recurring problems with unsanitary conditions, including a sewage emergency in early 2024 (which HPD was unable to inspect), and a rat sighting in late 2024 that the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene could not access for inspection. The building has also faced infrastructure challenges, with documented issues in late 2020 involving plumbing and radiator problems that, while inspected and closed without violations, suggest ongoing maintenance needs.

A significant open violation relates to the failure to file the 2023 external low pressure inspection, issued in September 2024. The property has a history of challenges with access for inspections, as evidenced by multiple complaints in 2020 regarding illegal work and construction issues that inspectors were unable to access during multiple attempts. These include complaints about possible illegal conversions and after-hours work.

The building's safety systems were previously addressed in 2020, with violations noted for self-closing doors and missing safety devices in Apartment 1R, though these were subsequently certified as corrected. While the building has maintained compliance with bedbug reporting requirements (showing zero infested units in recent reports), it continues to grapple with rodent-related issues, as demonstrated by the 2024 inspection results showing active rodent management requirements. Recent inspections have cleared the property of significant rat activity, with the most recent rodent inspection in December 2024 resulting in a passed status.