1637 Nostrand Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11226

The three-story, six-unit tenement building at 1637 Nostrand Avenue in East Flatbush has experienced several significant maintenance issues over the past two years. Most notably, in early 2025, there were multiple plumbing-related complaints regarding basins/sinks and bathtubs/showers, which HPD was unable to inspect despite emergency response requests.

The building has also faced recurring heat and hot water service issues, particularly in late 2024 and early 2025, with multiple complaints about system failures affecting both individual apartments and the entire building. These complaints show a concerning pattern of maintenance responsiveness, with several instances where HPD could not gain access for inspections. The building's maintenance history reveals previous regulatory concerns, including violations related to fire escape egress obstruction due to improperly placed air conditioning units in 2019-2020, and unauthorized property modifications documented in a November 2020 complaint.

A significant environmental control board violation was issued for obstructed exit passageways in November 2020, though this was subsequently resolved with a penalty. Despite these issues, the building has maintained an active bedbug monitoring program from 2020-2024, consistently reporting zero infested or re-infested units, and passed rodent inspections in 2011 and 2017, with only one instance of rat activity recorded in May 2017. The property's more recent history suggests ongoing infrastructure challenges, particularly related to water systems and building access for inspections, though compliance with bedbug and rodent control protocols has been maintained.