729 Miller Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11207

The three-story, six-unit tenement building at 729 Miller Avenue in East New York, owned by Chandrika Dhanraj and built in 1930, has experienced several concerning issues in recent years. Most notably, there have been two documented power outage incidents in November 2023, both of which resulted in Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) inspections and subsequent violations.

The building has multiple open violations from November 2023 affecting apartment 3F, including problems with electrical systems (defective service to fixtures throughout the apartment), missing smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, and various plaster and paint deficiencies in the kitchen and one bedroom. There is also an open violation from 2024 related to the failure to file an annual bedbug report as required by the Housing Maintenance Code. Additionally, an active Department of Buildings violation from June 2023 remains unresolved regarding the failure to file the 2019 external low pressure inspection.

The building's documented history includes rodent inspections in 2011 and 2012, both of which passed, suggesting the building had no significant rodent issues at that time. While some structural and safety violations have persisted over the years, particularly regarding electrical systems and life safety equipment, recent developments indicate increased attention to these issues, particularly in the past six months. The presence of multiple open violations from late 2023, particularly regarding electrical systems and life safety equipment, suggests ongoing maintenance challenges that could impact resident comfort and safety.