299 Himrod Street, Brooklyn, NY 11237

The 6-unit, 3-story Old Law Tenement building at 299 Himrod Street in Bushwick, owned by Spiro Grigoropoulos, has experienced several recurring maintenance issues over the past five years, with the most significant problems centering around heating and hot water systems. The building has documented three heating/hot water-related complaints in late 2018 alone (October, November, and an emergency in December), with violations issued for scalding hot water conditions in apartments 1R and 2R in November 2018.

More recent systems failures include a heating/hot water complaint in January 2023, and an electrical power outage in November 2020, though no violations were found in either case. The property has undergone several rodent inspections between 2022 and 2025, with the most recent three inspections (January 2025, July 2024, and September 2023) passing without issues, though there were documented rat activity findings in 2022 and July 2023. The building has also maintained a clean record regarding bedbug infestations, with zero reports filed in the past seven reporting periods from 2019 to 2024, and no violations related to fire egress were noted following a 2018 inspection.

The most recent building complaints include a lighting issue from a parking lot in November 2024, which was investigated and found not to warrant any violations, and a construction-related indoor air quality complaint in May 2022. Notably, there was a period of multiple rat activity findings between January 2022 and September 2023, but recent inspections have shown consistent compliance in this area. The building's heating system has shown recurring issues over the years, with both partial (2023) and total (2018) system failures affecting various units, though many of these complaints have been resolved relatively quickly, often within days of being reported.