56 East 21st Street, Brooklyn, NY 11226

56 East 21st Street is a 7-story, 20-unit residential building located in Flatbush, constructed in 2017 and owned by Abraham Waldman. The property has experienced recurring issues with heat and hot water systems, with multiple building-wide complaints filed between July 2024 and June 2025, including emergency complaints in June 2025 that were closed as duplicates of existing complaints.

There have also been several cooking gas-related complaints, particularly in August 2024, though some of these were closed without violations being found. The building underwent various inspections by the Department of Buildings between 2023-2025, with several construction-related complaints filed in 2023, including concerns about building shaking and structural stability in April and June 2023, though these complaints were either dismissed or had violations rescued. The Department of Buildings records show a series of stop work orders between 2018-2020, all of which were ultimately dismissed or rescinded, indicating that no ongoing construction issues remained.

While there were two immediately hazardous violations issued in October 2023 regarding failure to certify corrections, these were downgraded to Class 2 or 3 violations. The building has submitted bedbug reports for the period from November 2023 to October 2024, indicating no infestations or re-infestations during this time. The most recent service requests and complaints suggest ongoing concerns about building-wide heating systems, though individual units have generally been restored to proper conditions based on tenant reports.