74 Norwood Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11208

The three-story, three-unit building at 74 Norwood Avenue in Cypress Hills, owned by Maria Mena Fernandez, has experienced recurring heating system issues over the past several years, with multiple heat and hot water complaints recorded between 2018 and 2022. Notably, there were four emergency heat/hot water complaints through the Housing Maintenance Code system, including a November 2022 complaint about the entire building that resulted in HPD being unable to gain access for inspection.

The building currently has multiple open violations from 2018-2024 related to safety and maintenance requirements, including failures to properly post bedbug reporting requirements, carbon monoxide detector requirements, smoke detector requirements, and emergency procedures notices. The 2018 inspection revealed several safety notice deficiencies in the public hall, including missing gas leak procedure notices and improper display of various required safety information. Additional historical context includes a passed rodent inspection in 2017 and 2012, though more recent rodent activity is not specifically documented.

An illegal commercial use complaint from 2018 was investigated but found unsubstantiated based on department records. The building's heating system problems, as evidenced by multiple complaint records, and the accumulation of open violations related to safety notices and inspections, particularly the bedbug reporting requirement violations from 2021-2024, suggest ongoing maintenance and oversight challenges. However, it's worth noting that the building has passed both management and rodent inspections in previous years, and the recent complaints primarily pertain to heat and safety notice compliance rather than structural or major maintenance issues.