88 East 42nd Street, Brooklyn, NY 11203

88 East 42nd Street is a 2-story, 4-unit residential building located in East Flatbush, owned by Mathieu Eugene and constructed in 1931 as a New Law Tenement. The building has experienced persistent heating and water supply issues over the past two years, with multiple emergency complaints recorded between 2022 and 2024, including three separate incidents in December 2024 alone, affecting both individual apartments and the entire building. The most recent series of heating problems began in December 2024, though many complaints were reportedly resolved upon HPD's verification.

Earlier issues included three heating complaints in November 2023, with one being a duplicate of a condition already reported, and another where HPD was unable to gain access for inspection. The building has also faced plumbing challenges, as evidenced by a water supply complaint in June 2024, though no violations were issued in this case. Additional maintenance concerns were noted in late 2023, including issues with an electric/gas range, flooring, and radiator problems, all of which were classified as emergencies.

A pest-related sanitary condition complaint was filed in November 2023, though it was marked as non-emergency. Looking back to 2022, there were significant heating issues recorded in December of that year affecting the entire building, with access problems hindering inspection. Despite these persistent issues, the building's most recent bedbug report from May 2025 indicates no infestation during the previous reporting period (November 2023 - October 2024), with no units requiring eradication or experiencing re-infestation.