551 Bradford Street, Brooklyn, NY 11207

551 Bradford Street is a three-story, two-family house built in 2007, currently owned by Cyrous Akhavan. The building has experienced persistent heating and hot water issues throughout 2024, with multiple emergency complaints filed through HPD for both entire building and individual apartment failures. Three major incidents in particular stand out: an entire building heat/hot water failure in February 2024, followed by similar incidents in March (affecting only one apartment) and November (again affecting one apartment), all of which were temporarily resolved but required repeated tenant complaints.

Other maintenance concerns have emerged, including plumbing issues with sinks and radiators in March 2024, as well as cabinet violations. The building suffers from ongoing violations documented in June 2024 regarding plumbing, cabinet, and countertop issues in the third-floor apartment. The property has a troubling history of pest control issues, with significant rodent infestations reported in Apartment 1 (February 2021) involving both mice and roaches, for which violations were issued.

While bedbug inspections from 2022 to 2023 show no reported infestations, these were preceded by three consecutive rodent inspections in 2011 and 2012, which passed. The building's mechanical systems have been problematic, with violations issued in 2021 for inadequate heat and hot water supply in Apartment 1, and a separate ventilation-related complaint in July 2022. Most recently, in June 2025, there is an active complaint regarding potential illegal conversion of the property. The building appears to have generally passed earlier rodent inspections (2011-2012), but the pattern of heating system failures and multiple maintenance violations in recent years suggests ongoing challenges with building systems and maintenance responsiveness.