353 East 26th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11226

The 353 East 26th Street property in Flatbush is a two-story, three-unit residential building built in 1905, currently owned by Jamal Foust. The building has experienced several concerning events over the past five years, particularly regarding heat and hot water issues, with multiple emergency complaints filed between 2020-2022, including total and apartment-specific outages that required HPD intervention. While some complaints were resolved promptly, others resulted in HPD being unable to gain access for inspection.

As of 2024, there are several open Housing Maintenance Code violations that warrant attention, including multiple instances of the failure to file annual bedbug reports (dating back to 2021-2024), and a concerning locked boiler room access issue from February 2022 that received a Class C violation. The building also has several outstanding safety-related violations from 2022 requiring proper posting of carbon monoxide detector requirements, smoke detector requirements, gas leak procedures, and inspection certificates, though one specific heat violation for Apartment 3 was previously closed. An illegal conversion complaint was filed in May 2022, but inspectors were unable to gain access during their final attempt in October 2022.

The property's historical maintenance record shows persistent heating system problems, particularly during the winter months, with four documented heat/hot water complaints in 2021-2022, including two that affected the entire building. Additionally, there are multiple Housing Maintenance Code violations dating back to 2022 that remain open, including an access issue to the building's heating system in the basement/boiler room. While some individual apartment issues have been resolved, the building continues to have multiple open violations as of 2024 that relate to both safety requirements and administrative matters. The cluster of violations regarding safety postings (for carbon monoxide detectors, smoke detectors, and gas leak procedures) suggests ongoing regulatory compliance challenges.