5904 Snyder Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11203

The two-family house at 5904 Snyder Avenue in East Flatbush, owned by Rodney Henry and built in 1920, has experienced several significant maintenance issues in recent years. Most notably, between November 2022 and December 2022, there were multiple complaints (at least eight) regarding heat and hot water issues, affecting both individual apartments and the entire building, resulting in multiple emergency response investigations by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD).

While some of these complaints were ultimately resolved, they indicate a concerning period of heating system instability. Additionally, there were two documented instances of unsanitary conditions related to mold (September 2022 and November 2022) and one case of pest infestation (October 2022), though HPD inspections of these complaints did not result in any violations being issued. The building's more recent history includes an electrical issue in February 2023 involving inadequate lighting, which was resolved through HPD intervention.

Two complaints from 2022 regarding mold and pest problems resulted in no violations being issued after inspection. The Department of Buildings records show one complaint in 2019 regarding possible illegal conversion of the property, but inspectors were unable to gain access to verify the claim, and a permit-related complaint from 2022 was also deemed to have no violations warranting citation. The pattern of complaints in late 2022, particularly regarding heat and hot water issues, suggests there may have been systemic infrastructure challenges during that period, though there have been no similar complaints in the most recent two years of available data.