1045 Ocean Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11226

The 16-unit, 4-story tenement building at 1045 Ocean Avenue in Flatbush, owned by Goldi Schwartz and constructed in 1931, has experienced recurring infrastructure and maintenance issues in recent years, particularly in 2025. Most notably, there have been multiple complaints and service requests regarding heat and hot water outages, lighting problems, and pest infestations. In 2025 alone, there were three separate complaints about heating issues (February), lighting problems (February), and pest infestations (January).

The building has a documented history of heating system failures, with multiple complaints in 2022-2023, including an entire-building heating complaint in January 2023. Other significant maintenance issues include plumbing problems (January 2024), electrical outages (September 2023), and sanitary concerns with pests (both 2022 and 2025). The building has received several Housing Maintenance Code violations over the past few years, including documented pest infestations, with active violations from 2023 in Apartment 1 regarding roaches and mice infestations, as well as a bedbug reporting requirement violation from 2024.

Safety concerns emerged in 2024 with violations related to fire escape obstructions (flower pots) and a malfunctioning self-closing door in Apartment 12. The building's history also shows two Department of Buildings complaints from 2020-2021 regarding egress issues and illegal conversion claims, though these were ultimately closed with an Oath Violation served. While the building has maintained a zero-record of bedbug infestations according to official filings from 2021 to 2025, the persistent issues with heat, water, and pests suggest ongoing maintenance challenges that have required multiple intervention attempts.