327 East 19th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11226

The 24-unit, 4-story tenement building at 327 East 19th Street in Flatbush, owned by Yida Stern, has experienced significant maintenance and compliance issues in recent years. Most notably, there has been a recurring pattern of heating and hot water problems, with multiple complaints filed between December 2024 and January 2025, affecting the entire building as well as individual apartments.

In addition to these heating system failures, the building has faced several other pressing issues, including unsanitary conditions related to garbage storage (June 2025), plumbing concerns (January 2025), and multiple housing code violations in apartment 12R during December 2024, which included problems with mold, peeling paint, broken floor tiles, and pest infestations. The property has also been subject to various Department of Buildings investigations, with two notable illegal conversion cases in 2018 and 2023, though the 2023 case resulted in a partial vacate order and penalties for conversion, obstructed fire escape egress, and unpermitted work.

A marked improvement can be seen in pest control, as evidenced by the building's clean bedbug reports for the past several years (2021-2025) and a passed rodent inspection in October 2024. While the recent housing code violations and multiple heating system failures suggest ongoing maintenance challenges, the building has demonstrated some progress in addressing specific issues, as evidenced by the certification of various violations between January and February 2025. However, the pattern of complaints suggests potential difficulties in consistently maintaining building systems and addressing resident concerns in a timely manner.