339 Essex Street, Brooklyn, NY 11208

339 Essex Street is a 2-family residential building located in East New York, constructed in 1910 and currently owned by Omri Minin. The 2-story structure has experienced several concerning incidents throughout its documented history, with the most significant recent events occurring in November 2018 when multiple complaints were filed regarding power outages and lack of heat/hot water affecting the entire building.

These emergency situations required intervention from the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), though inspectors were unable to gain access to the premises for verification. Prior to these incidents, in September 2017, the building was issued multiple Housing Maintenance Code violations, primarily concerning safety and maintenance issues in public areas including problems with fire retardant ceilings and walls, a loose wooden handrail in the second-story stairwell, and violations related to room classification in apartment 2B.

The property underwent rodent inspections in 2017 that resulted in failed compliance status, though records show it had passed as of 2012. While the building appears to have addressed and certified the 2017 violations by May 2019, the repeat issues with heating and electrical systems in 2018 suggest ongoing maintenance challenges, particularly in emergency situations.