134 Chestnut Street, Brooklyn, NY 11208

The three-unit, three-story brick building at 134 Chestnut Street in Cypress Hills, owned by Eduardo Leonardo and constructed in 1915, has experienced recurring heat and hot water issues throughout 2023. Between January and March 2023 alone, there were multiple emergency complaints regarding heat and hot water problems, affecting both individual apartments and the entire building; while some complaints were resolved, others required multiple reports before inspections could be conducted.

Additionally, there was a sewage odor complaint in January 2023 and a window frame issue in July 2020. The building has also faced several regulatory challenges, including multiple Housing Maintenance Code violations for failing to file annual bedbug reports between 2021 and 2024, and issues with building entry door maintenance and encumbrances in 2021. Recent activity includes a Department of Buildings inspection in October 2023 that resulted in a partial stop work order for unpermitted construction work in apartment #2L, including the installation of a new gas water heater.

The building currently has active violations for failure to file required external low pressure inspection reports as of April 2023. On a positive note, the most recent bedbug report filed in June 2024 indicated no current or previously infested units, and the building passed rodent inspections in 2016 and 2018, though it failed in 2016 for other reasons. The property has undergone some permitted work, with plumbing and electrical permits issued in 2019 for various improvements.