355 Rockaway Parkway, Brooklyn, NY 11212

The 4-unit, 2-story tenement building at 355 Rockaway Parkway in Brownsville, owned by Anastasia Parris, has experienced significant and persistent heating system issues over the past 18 months. Between November 2023 and April 2024, there were eight documented complaints regarding lack of heat and hot water affecting the entire building, with three instances in December 2023 and four in early 2024 alone.

In one April 2024 incident, HPD could not gain access to inspect the reported heating problems. While the building has maintained a clean record regarding bedbug infestations in recent years, with the most recent reports (2022-2024) showing zero infested units, there were notable maintenance violations in 2020 related to Apartment 1R, including issues with peeling paint, defective plaster surfaces, and mold conditions in various rooms and the bathroom. Furthermore, there are some historical concerns about rodent activity in 2017-2018, with initial inspections failing for "Other Reasons," though these issues do not appear in more recent inspections.

The building's HPD and Housing Maintenance Code records also show a pattern of successful addressing of heating issues when tenants report them, as evidenced by several cases where tenants confirmed restoration of heat and hot water during inspections, though access continued to be a barrier in many cases. The property has maintained compliance with bedbug reporting requirements since their implementation, consistently reporting zero infested units from 2019 through 2024. While the heating system issues represent the most pressing current concern, it's worth noting that the building is a New Law Tenement constructed in 1930, and has generally maintained compliance with various housing codes over recent years, with the exception of the aforementioned maintenance violations and heating system problems.