38 Stratford Road, Brooklyn, NY 11218

38 Stratford Road is a relatively new 5-story residential building with 14 units, located in Flatbush and completed in 2020 under the ownership of Joel Grunwald. The building's most pressing recent issues have involved repeated heat and hot water complaints, with four emergency reports filed between January 21-24, 2025, and another in February 2025.

While some of these complaints were resolved through inspections confirming corrections, one January incident resulted in violation issuance before requiring follow-up confirmation of correction. Prior to this, in July 2024, there was a smoking/vaping incident reported to the Department of Health. The building's construction phase in 2020-2021 experienced several regulatory interactions, including three Department of Buildings complaints in early 2021 related to construction safety compliance and site conditions, with one resulting in a stop work order that was subsequently rescinded.

The building received one Dismissed DOB Violation in August 2020 regarding a vacate order. A bedbug report for the period from November 2023 to October 2024 shows no infestation cases, with zero units reported as infested, eradicated, or re-infested, indicating successful pest management. The property has a consistent pattern of heat/hot water-related complaints from 2022 through 2025, suggesting this remains a recurring maintenance issue despite some problems being resolved promptly through HPD intervention.