155 East 53rd Street, Brooklyn, NY 11203

The two-story, three-unit residential building at 155 East 53rd Street in East Flatbush, owned by Netress Anderson, has experienced several significant maintenance issues since 2019, most notably recurring heat and hot water problems. Between late 2019 and early 2020, there were multiple emergency complaints regarding heating systems, including three complaints about entire building issues (November 2019, December 2019, and December 2020) and one apartment-specific problem in January 2020.

While some issues were resolved, as evidenced by HPD's inspections, this pattern of complaints indicates persistent infrastructure challenges. More recently, the building has been cited for failing to file mandatory annual bedbug reports, with open violations recorded in 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. These ongoing violations suggest non-compliance with housing maintenance requirements.

Historical records from late 2019 show various corrections of violations related to building safety notices, including requirements for smoke detector information, gas leak procedures, and carbon monoxide detection device requirements, though some current violations remain open. The building's rodent inspection history shows a failed result in July 2014, followed by a passing compliance inspection in September 2014. The property, constructed in 1931 as a New Law tenement, has demonstrated a mix of both resolved and persistent maintenance issues over the years, with particular attention needed to the current violations regarding bedbug reporting requirements and some remaining safety notice requirements from 2019-2020.