21A Hill Street, Brooklyn, NY 11208

The three-story, three-unit building at 21A Hill Street in Cypress Hills, owned by Surujdai Gopaul, has been standing since 2005. The building has experienced several significant maintenance issues over the past five years, with the most recent being a water supply plumbing complaint in July 2024, which was inspected by HPD with no violations found. Notable safety concerns emerged in mid-2024, when violations were issued for missing window guards and defective fire egress in the ground-floor apartment, though all violations were certified as closed by the end of July 2024.

The building has demonstrated recurring rodent issues, with rat activity recorded in late 2023 and earlier complaints in 2019, though a compliance inspection in December 2023 passed. The property has had several major systems-related complaints, including a building-wide heat/hot water issue in November 2019 that was resolved without violations. Between 2019 and 2024, multiple Housing Maintenance Code violations were documented and subsequently closed, including those related to smoke detector requirements, emergency egress, and required building notices.

The building has maintained a consistent record of bedbug management, with no infestations recorded in the past three years (2022-2025), and all previously infested units in 2021 were reported as eradicated. Two complaints regarding unauthorized work (2020 and 2022) were filed but ultimately resolved with no violations. The building's maintenance history shows a pattern of prompt attention to violations, with most issues being resolved within weeks of inspection dates, though some inspections revealed persistent problems that required multiple follow-ups.