238 Troutman Street, Brooklyn, NY 11237

238 Troutman Street is a 6-unit, 3-story residential building constructed in 1931, currently owned by 238 Troutman LLC. The property has experienced significant recurring issues with heating and hot water systems, particularly evident in February 2025 when multiple tenants filed complaints about building-wide outages, leading to multiple HPD inspections and violations. While heat and hot water were ultimately restored in response to these complaints, the pattern of issues suggests ongoing maintenance challenges.

The building has also faced several infrastructure and safety concerns, as evidenced by multiple Housing Maintenance Code violations in 2024, including problems with doors, lighting fixtures, floor coverings, and other common area maintenance issues. Of particular note is a C-class violation regarding defective self-closing doors at the front entrance. The building has undergone regular rodent inspections between 2023 and 2025, consistently showing evidence of rat activity, though recent inspections in early 2025 have passed.

A 2018 gas utility referral complaint was recorded but was marked closed due to inspector access issues. The property maintains a clean record with regard to bedbug infestations, with no reported cases in recent years, and has shown compliance with rodent control measures in recent inspections. Approximately 7 housing maintenance code violations were documented in 2024, including broken light fixtures, defective mailboxes, and mold issues, though records indicate these were subsequently addressed and certified as corrected.