249 Harman Street, Brooklyn, NY 11237

The six-unit, three-story tenement building at 249 Harman Street in Bushwick, owned by Prq Ventures and constructed in 1931, has experienced recurring heating and hot water system issues throughout 2023-2025, with multiple emergency complaints filed by tenants about building-wide outages in April 2025, January 2025, January 2024, and throughout 2023. HPD inspections generally found systems restored upon verification, though a January 2025 inspection noted concern over the need for follow-up verification.

The building also faces ongoing maintenance challenges, as evidenced by multiple open violations from September 2024 regarding building code compliance, including issues with self-closing doors, public hall encumbrances, and improper maintenance of ceramic tiles and walls. Notably, the building has documented rodent activity with multiple failed inspections between 2022-2025, with the most recent compliance inspections in February and March 2025 showing rat activity. The property has a documented history of various maintenance issues in 2023, including unsanitary conditions (mold), electrical problems, and plumbing concerns, though many of these were found to have no violations upon HPD inspection.

The building's management has submitted bedbug reports from 2021-2025 showing minimal infestation history, with the most recent report (2025) showing zero affected units. There is an active DOB violation regarding the failure to file the 2023 external low-pressure inspection, issued in September 2024. While some past violations have been resolved, including a 2023 violation regarding window repairs in Apartment 3L, the building continues to struggle with both basic maintenance issues and pest control challenges, particularly with heating systems requiring repeated emergency interventions and ongoing rodent activity.