592 Wyona Street, Brooklyn, NY 11207

The 3-story, 6-unit tenement building at 592 Wyona Street in East New York, owned by Martin Gelb and constructed in 1930, has experienced recurring heating issues throughout 2025, with ten separate complaints filed between January 3 and February 17, all concerning lack of heat and/or hot water throughout the entire building. While HPD investigated these complaints, many units were either inaccessible or the issues were reported to have been resolved by the time of inspection.

The building has one current open Housing Maintenance Code violation from December 2024 regarding self-closing doors at the first-story vestibule, in addition to a B-class violation from the same inspection related to a defective latch set at the vestibule door. Two active Department of Buildings violations from June 2023 remain on record for failure to file external low-pressure inspections for 2018 and 2019. Historically, the building has had several maintenance issues that have been addressed, including violations in 2018 regarding self-closing doors and mailbox repairs on the first story, and two annual bedbug reporting violations in 2021-2022, though subsequent reports from 2022-2025 indicate no infestation issues.

The property has maintained a passing record in rodent inspections from 2011 and 2012. The recent heating problems in early 2025 appear to be the most significant and recurring issue on record, with multiple residents affected, though each complaint has been officially closed by HPD, often due to the restoration of services being confirmed during inspections or through other communications. The building's heating system appears to be the most immediate concern based on the frequency and recent nature of the complaints.