2057 Strauss Street, Brooklyn, NY 11212

The 5-story, 9-unit residential building at 2057 Strauss Street in Brownsville, owned by Aviram Chen and completed in 2021, has experienced several concerning issues over its operational history. Most notably, during August 2024, the building faced multiple emergency complaints including unsanitary mold conditions, ceiling paint/plaster issues, and a heavy water leak, all of which resulted in violations from the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD).

Water-related problems appear to be a recurring theme, with slow leaks reported in September 2023 and April 2024, and another heavy flow leak in August 2024. The building has also faced safety concerns, including a smoke detector issue in October 2023 that required correction. The construction phase of the building's history in 2021 was marked by several significant events, including two Construction Safety Compliance (CSC) Actions in March 2021, which resulted in Oath Violations, and a Stop Work Order related to "Failure to Maintain" that was fully rescinded in July 2021.

A subsequent violation was issued in August 2021 for failure to certify correction of an immediately hazardous violation, though this was dismissed in October 2022. Since 2022, the building appears to have maintained a clean record regarding bedbugs, with no infestations reported in the filings for the periods ending October 2023 and October 2024, suggesting effective pest management practices. The most recent complaints indicate ongoing maintenance challenges, particularly regarding water management and interior conditions, which have required multiple interventions by HPD over the past year.