963 Madison Street, Brooklyn, NY 11221

The two-family house at 963 Madison Street in Bushwick, owned by Ilya Zavolunov, has experienced recurring heat and hot water issues over the past five years, with the most recent complaint in May 2024 showing emergency conditions that required HPD intervention. A significant cluster of problems emerged in February 2020, when multiple heat and hot water complaints were filed, leading to violations being issued for inadequate heat and hot water supply in the basement apartment, as well as concerns about cooking gas, electric/gas range appliances, and refuse accumulation in the front area.

More serious regulatory concerns emerged in 2020, including multiple open violations regarding unauthorized occupancy, an unlawful gas range, and illegal plumbing fixtures in a purported "Class A" apartment created in the cellar, resulting in active Environmental Control Board violations with a $6,250 penalty. The building's history shows consistent compliance with bedbug reporting requirements from 2019 through 2025, with no reported infestations, and recent rodent inspections in 2024 and 2025 have passed, though there were some failures in 2022. Despite these ongoing maintenance and regulatory issues, it's worth noting that there have been no reported illegal conversions of the building's units since 2020.

The property has also demonstrated stability in bedbug management, with consistent reporting showing zero infestations across multiple years. The most recent inspections (2024-2025) show improved conditions regarding rodent management, with passed inspections following previous failures, suggesting some level of responsive maintenance to resident concerns. The building remains classified as a two-family house, though historical documentation indicates past concerns about unauthorized unit configurations.