1065 Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11226

The 2-family house at 1065 Flatbush Avenue in Flatbush, owned by Ezra Berakha, has experienced several significant maintenance issues during 2020, particularly related to essential services. The most pressing concerns occurred between March and April 2020, including multiple complaints regarding heat and hot water problems. Specifically, on March 24, 2020, violations were documented requiring attention to both heating and hot water systems, and cooking gas provision issues were reported on April 7, 2020.

The Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) conducted at least one inspection on March 25, 2020, which resulted in violations for inadequate hot water supply to fixtures and insufficient gas supply to kitchen range fixtures in the third-floor apartment (3RDFLO). Additionally, there was a violation noted regarding locked access to the building's heating system in the cellar. Notably, many of these complaints were classified as emergencies, indicating their impact on resident comfort and safety.

While some of these violations were marked as closed following inspections, at least one violation remained open as of the inspection date in March 2020. Three attempts to inspect the heat and hot water issues during April 2020 were unsuccessful due to access problems, which prompted HPD to recommend filing new complaints if the conditions persisted. Given that these issues all occurred in the early months of 2020, there are no recorded complaints or violations for the building in the following years (2021-2023), suggesting either resolution of these issues or potential underreporting, though this period coincided with the COVID-19 pandemic when many inspections and service requests were affected.