382 East 55th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11203

The 2-story, 3-unit building at 382 East 55th Street in East Flatbush, owned by June Giddings, was constructed in 1930 and has undergone several significant maintenance issues in recent years. Most notably, the building experienced multiple heat and hot water-related problems in early 2022, with at least ten documented complaints between January 22 and February 26, 2022, involving both apartment-specific and building-wide issues that warranted emergency responses from the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD).

These complaints led to inspections that revealed various violations, including the need for an adequate heat supply in the second-floor apartment and concerns about access to the building's heating system. As of 2024, the building has open violations related to bedbug reporting requirements (from 2023 and 2024 inspections) and several safety concerns identified in a 2022 inspection, including issues with self-closing doors at the main entrance, access to the heating system, and the need for proper gas leak notification procedures.

Specifically, the building has violations regarding a plexiglass panel installation at the front entrance, an illegal double-cylinder locking device, and inadequate heat supply in the second-floor apartment. However, it's worth noting that the building has maintained a consistent record of passing rodent inspections between 2018 and 2020, suggesting that pest control measures were effectively implemented during that period.