617 East 96th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11236

The three-story, six-unit residential building at 617 East 96th Street in East Flatbush, owned by Ahmed Almashraqi, has experienced several notable issues in recent years. Most urgently, in March 2025, there were complaints about heat and hot water problems affecting the entire building, though HPD was unable to gain access to investigate the reported conditions.

The building has persistent violations related to bedbug reporting compliance, with open violations recorded in April 2024 and March 2023, following similar violations in 2022 and 2021. These violations indicate non-compliance with Housing Maintenance Code requirements to file annual bedbug reports.

A Department of Buildings complaint regarding illegal hotel rooms in residential buildings was filed in June 2022, though inspectors were unable to gain access during their inspection attempt in December 2022. While the bedbug reporting for the 2020-2021 period showed no infested units or eradication efforts, the ongoing violations suggest continuing non-compliance with reporting requirements. The building's time of construction (1940) and classification as a "New Law Tenement" are consistent with its age and regulatory framework, but the recent heating issues and persistent bedbug reporting violations raise concerns about building maintenance.