172 Jamaica Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11207

The three-story, six-unit tenement at 172 Jamaica Avenue in Cypress Hills, owned by Andy Ferreira, has experienced recurring heating system issues over the past few years, with documented complaints in both 2022 and 2023. The most recent incident, reported in November 2023, affected the entire building and required HPD intervention, though no violations were issued.

Similar heating problems were reported and addressed in January 2022, involving both individual apartments and the entire building. Of particular note is the building's persistent failure to file required annual bedbug reports, with open Class A violations documented in 2023 and 2024 related to non-compliance with HPD regulations, though the 2020-2021 reporting period showed no infestations or re-infestations. A rodent inspection in 2012 resulted in a passing grade, and a Department of Buildings complaint from 2019 regarding permits was investigated and found to warrant no violations.

Recent inspection records indicate the building's ownership has faced challenges with both heating system reliability and compliance with bedbug reporting requirements, though specific apartment conditions have generally been addressed through HPD intervention. The repeated nature of the heating complaints over multiple years suggests ongoing maintenance concerns, while the open bedbug reporting violations represent a regulatory compliance issue that has persisted for multiple inspection cycles. The most current conditions as of April 2024 show two active violations related to bedbug reporting, though these are administrative in nature compared to the more immediate resident comfort concerns represented by heating issues.