417 Montauk Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11208

The 6-unit, 3-story tenement building at 417 Montauk Avenue in East New York, built in 1930 and currently owned by Nancooar Rajcooar, has experienced several notable maintenance issues in recent years. Most concerning are the two documented incidents of heat and hot water outages affecting the entire building, one in February 2021 and another in November 2022, though both were resolved promptly according to tenant reports. In 2024, multiple non-emergency maintenance issues were addressed, including problems with walls, ceilings, and cabinets throughout the building, along with safety concerns regarding smoke and carbon monoxide detectors.

As of April 2024, there was an open violation related to missing kitchen cabinet doors in Apartment 1A from a May 2023 inspection, though several other violations from that inspection were subsequently closed. The building has also faced repeated scrutiny regarding bedbug reporting compliance, with violations noted in 2019, 2022, and 2023, though the most recent filing for the period of 2022-2023 indicated no infested units. A rodent infestation issue in Apartment 1B was documented and resolved in late 2019, and the most recent rodent inspection from July 2012 showed passing results.

The property has had regular sanitation and maintenance issues, including garbage storage problems noted in 2022, though no violations were found during HPD inspections of those complaints. The building's maintenance record shows a pattern of heating system reliability concerns, evident from the two documented heat/hot water complaints, as well as recurring issues with basic safety systems like smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, which were addressed in 2024. While many violations have been closed promptly, the open violations regarding cabinet repairs in Apartment 1A as of 2024 and the building's history of bedbug reporting compliance issues warrant attention. The property has generally maintained compliance with rodent control requirements since the 2019 infestation was resolved, and multiple inspections have confirmed the building's passage of routine maintenance checks, though specific issues like garbage storage have required attention in recent years.