290 Grafton Street, Brooklyn, NY 11212

290 Grafton Street is a two-story, four-unit New Law Tenement building located in Brownsville, constructed in 1930 and currently owned by Alejandro Allen. The building has experienced recurring heat and hot water issues over the past several years, with four documented emergencies between 2019 and 2024.

Most recently, in December 2024, there were complaints about heat and hot water problems affecting the entire building, though inspection access was denied. Previous incidents in December 2023, November 2020, and January 2019 also reported heat and hot water outages, with HPD being informed that services had been restored in most cases.

The building has a documented pattern of violating bedbug reporting requirements between 2021-2024, as evidenced by four Class A violations related to annual bedbug reporting requirements, though recent filings from 2024 show no reported bedbug infestations during the 2022-2023 period, with zero infested, eradicated, or re-infested units reported. While the building's records show consistent efforts to address both heat and pest management issues, there remains a particular concern about the recurring heat and hot water problems, which have affected both the entire building and individual apartments over multiple years. The most recent bedbug report filing in August 2024 indicates compliance with reporting requirements, covering the period from November 2022 to October 2023, with no evidence of infestations during that time frame.