1362 Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11210

The three-story, four-unit building at 1362 Flatbush Avenue, owned by Zhouwen Huang and built in 1933, has experienced several maintenance issues in recent years, with the most concerning being a cluster of unresolved complaints from May 2025 relating to building systems and safety concerns. These complaints included issues with the intercom system, floor conditions, ventilation, plumbing (basin/sink), and particularly critical problems with smoke detectors.

The building's heat and hot water systems have been a recurring source of complaints, with violations issued by HPD for the entire building in May 2025, following similar issues in May 2023. Additional maintenance concerns were noted in 2024, including pest problems (reported in October 2024) and violation notices regarding self-closing doors and window repairs in Apartment 3R. The property has several active Department of Buildings violations related to required external low-pressure inspections for multiple years (2018-2021) as of mid-2023, though these appear to be paperwork compliance issues rather than direct safety concerns.

The building underwent a rodent inspection in 2018 which passed, and historical records show consistent eradication of bedbug infestations across all units during annual inspections from 2020 through 2025, with no active infestations reported. The most recent building permit, issued in September 2021, was processed through the NYC Department of Buildings. While the building has demonstrated effective pest management through its bedbug eradication program, the recent cluster of maintenance issues and the pattern of inspection access problems (where inspectors have been unable to gain entry to investigate complaints) suggests communication and access coordination may be an ongoing challenge in addressing building maintenance concerns.