612 Hegeman Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11207

The two-family tenement building at 612 Hegeman Avenue in East New York, owned by Oliver Small and built in 1930, has experienced several significant maintenance issues over recent years. Most notably, there has been an ongoing pattern of rodent-related complaints, with the most recent reported incident in March 2023 showing no violations following a Department of Health inspection.

From late 2018 through early 2019, there was a concerning series of heating and hot water service complaints, with multiple reports involving the entire building and individual apartments; while some issues were resolved, the frequency of complaints during this period was notable. The building currently has several open violations from inspections ranging from 2019 to 2024, including multiple citations related to failed annual bedbug reporting requirements (2021-2024) and various maintenance issues such as air conditioner support brackets (2019), heating system access notice (2019), water leak repairs in Apartment 2R (2019), entrance door issues (2019), and problems with fire retardant materials and plaster surfaces (2019).

While there have been rodent inspections conducted in 2019 and 2023 that passed, the building's maintenance history suggests ongoing challenges with both pest control and building systems. The most recent Housing Maintenance Code violations were recorded in 2024, indicating that some regulatory compliance issues remain unaddressed as of the current date.