245 Montrose Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11206

245 Montrose Avenue is a 4-story, 8-unit residential tenement built in 1920, currently owned by Xianglin Xu. The building has experienced recurring issues with heat and hot water systems, with at least seven documented complaints about these problems in the past two years (2023-2025), including multiple instances between February and March 2025, when the entire building reportedly lacked heat and hot water, though conditions were restored before HPD inspections could be completed. The property has also faced several plumbing-related concerns, with complaints filed in late 2023 and 2024 regarding water supply issues, though no violations were identified following HPD inspections.

In addition to these systemic issues, the building has undergone various maintenance challenges documented in 2023-2024, including several violations discovered during an August 2023 inspection. These violations included problems with building entrance slabs, lobby cleanliness, and maintenance of public areas. Specifically, there were issues with broken marble saddles, concrete slabs, and flooring throughout the public hall that required attention.

Apartment 4L showed particular maintenance needs, including concerns with kitchen ceiling repairs and door hardware. The building's bedbug reporting history from 2022-2024 indicates generally good management of infestations, with no reported cases in the most recent two filing periods (2023-2024), though eight units were reported as eradicated in 2022. The property has maintained proper record-keeping and compliance with bedbug reporting requirements, with all three most recent annual reports showing zero infested units.