629 East 17th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11226

The three-story, five-unit tenement building at 629 East 17th Street in Flatbush, owned by Gennaro Morrone, has experienced several significant maintenance issues in recent years, most notably a series of power outage incidents in December 2024. These outages were documented in both 311 service requests and Housing Maintenance Code Complaints, with HPD indicating they were unable to complete inspections in response to the complaints. The building has a history of access issues during inspections, as evidenced by multiple complaints from 2019, including electrical wiring concerns and unlicensed plumbing work.

Other notable incidents include a heat and hot water outage affecting the entire building in November 2019, and a garbage/recycling storage issue in June 2019, though no violations were issued for the latter. The building was subject to a Housing Maintenance Code violation in July 2019 regarding the requirement to post gas leak procedures in a common area, which was subsequently certified as corrected. While there have been several Department of Buildings complaints in 2019 related to electrical, plumbing, and construction concerns, most were closed with no violations warranted at the time of inspection.

On a positive note, the building has maintained a clean record for bedbugs, with all eight consecutive annual filings from 2018-2025 reporting zero infested, eradicated, or re-infested units. Additionally, the building passed rodent inspections in 2017 and 2022, suggesting effective pest control measures. A food establishment complaint from 2020 regarding an unpermitted operation was administratively closed, indicating the issue was addressed.