248 Suydam Street, Brooklyn, NY 11237

248 Suydam Street is a 3-story, 6-unit old law tenement building constructed in 1931, currently owned by Robert Ho. The building has experienced recurring heat and hot water issues over the past three years, with multiple HPD complaints filed between 2022 and 2024 indicating system failures affecting either the entire building or individual apartments, including a significant event in December 2023 with violations issued.

Apartment 2L has been identified as experiencing various issues, including inadequate heating, excessive hot water temperatures, and missing safety devices such as smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, though some violations were subsequently certified as corrected. The building has a documented history of pest issues, including roaches in 2022 and rat activity observed during multiple rodent inspections between 2023 and 2025, though recent inspections show compliance. The property has faced several significant building management challenges, including unauthorized modifications documented in 2018-2019 related to illegal conversions and construction work, which resulted in ECB violations.

More recently, there are two open violations from December 2023 regarding inadequate heating system access and heating supply in Apartment 2L, as well as an active April 2023 violation for failure to file the 2022 external low-pressure inspection. While the bedbug report for 2021-2022 showed no infestations, the building has required multiple rodent control interventions, though recent compliance checks indicate improved conditions. The most pressing current concerns appear to be related to the building's heating system and the open violations from 2023.