199 East 2nd Street, Brooklyn, NY 11218

The 48-unit, 6-story residential building at 199 East 2nd Street in Kensington, built in 1937 and currently owned by Danny Dyal, has experienced several notable maintenance issues in recent years. Most significantly, in March 2023, the building underwent a series of multiple complaints regarding heat and hot water disruptions, with ten separate reports filed over a short period between March 17-25. While HPD responded to these complaints, records indicate that heat and hot water services were restored, though these repeated outages were concerning.

More recently, in April 2025, there was one complaint regarding unsanitary conditions related to garbage/recycling storage, which was investigated by HPD but found not to violate housing laws. The building has also faced various maintenance and safety concerns over the years, including multiple violations regarding fire escape access in March 2023, with encumbrances noted on balconies obstructing emergency egress. A 2022 inspection revealed multiple issues in apartment 5G, including water leak problems and defective plaster surfaces in the kitchen and bathroom, though these were subsequently certified as corrected.

The property has maintained its bedbug-free status in recent reports, with the most recent filing in October 2023 showing zero infested units for the 2021-2022 period. While there were several complaints and violations documented through the Department of Buildings between 2020-2024 regarding various issues, inspections generally found no violations warranted at the time of inspection. The building has passed recent rodent inspections (2013-2013), though there was one failed inspection in 2012 for unspecified reasons.