356 East 98th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11212

The two-story, four-unit building at 356 East 98th Street in Brownsville, owned by Karel Gray and constructed in 1930, has experienced several significant maintenance issues over the past six years. Most notably, there has been persistent non-compliance with bedbug reporting requirements, with open violations recorded in 2024, 2023, and 2022, indicating the building has failed to file the required annual bedbug reports with the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD).

In mid-2019, the building experienced multiple documented issues, particularly in 2F, including problems with mold, mice infestation, and various repair needs such as defective vinyl flooring, broken cabinetry, and plaster surface problems - though most of these violations were subsequently closed by September 2019. The building has also had recent electrical issues, with a no-lighting complaint filed in July 2019, which was investigated by HPD but resulted in no violations being issued.

The most recent building inspection dates from 2024, though the specific findings of this inspection are not detailed in the available records. The property has demonstrated some improvement in certain areas, as evidenced by the closure of multiple violations since 2019, but the recurring bedbug reporting violation suggests ongoing compliance challenges. The building's documented issues, while primarily from 2019-2024, indicate a history of varied maintenance concerns, though many of these have been addressed through the violation closure process.