17 East 88th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11236

17 East 88th Street is a 3-story, 6-unit residential building constructed in 1920, currently owned by Joel John. The property has a recurring issue with heating and hot water service, particularly during the winter months, with documented complaints in December 2018, 2020, 2021, and most recently December 2022, though in each case tenants reported that service was restored before any extended inspection.

The building has also experienced several maintenance and safety compliance issues, with violations noted from December 2021 including inadequate lighting in public areas on the first and third stories, missing gas leak safety notices, and issues with self-closing front entrance doors. While the building has maintained a bedbug-free status according to the most recent 2024 report, there was a pattern of required annual bedbug reporting violations from 2021 through 2024, though previous reports from 2019-2020 indicated no infestations occurred during those periods.

The property has undergone various inspections and maintenance requirements over the years, including a window repair in apartment 1R in 2018, and multiple bedbug monitoring periods from 2019-2024 showing zero infested units. Current open violations from the December 2021 inspection include inadequate lighting in common areas and missing required notices, though these are classified as "A" and "B" rather than emergency violations, indicating they may not pose immediate risk to residents. The building's heating system has been the most consistent area of concern, with multiple emergency complaints filed through 311 services, though each instance appears to have been resolved promptly according to tenant reports.