695 Lenox Road, Brooklyn, NY 11203

The two-family house at 695 Lenox Road in East Flatbush, owned by Omari Forrester, has experienced several recurring maintenance issues over the past five years, with the most significant being problems with heat and hot water systems. Between October 2020 and October 2022, there were multiple documented complaints about heat and hot water failures, particularly during the winter months, affecting both individual apartments and the entire building.

While some of these complaints were resolved promptly through inspections confirming restoration of services, others resulted in the Housing Preservation Department being unable to gain access for inspections. More recently, in October 2022, there were issues with an electric/gas range, which took until May 2023 to resolve, though no violations were ultimately issued. The building's history also includes a reported pest issue in February 2021, which was investigated but resulted in no violations being recorded.

The frequency and pattern of heat and hot water-related complaints during 2020-2022 is particularly noteworthy, with multiple emergency complaints recorded through the Housing Maintenance Code system. The most recent documented issues, from 2022-2023, appear to be less severe, though they still indicate ongoing maintenance concerns. It's important to note that while the building is over 110 years old (built in 1910), which may naturally lead to some maintenance challenges, the concentration of heat and hot water complaints during 2020-2022 suggests there was a particular period of system instability that appears to have somewhat stabilized more recently, though the age of the building and history of complaints indicates that periodic maintenance issues may continue to arise.