361 65th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11220

The two-family house at 361 65th Street in Sunset Park, currently owned by Lai Tam, has a mixed record of building maintenance and code compliance since 2020. Most recently, in January 2023, there were heating issues in one of the apartments that required intervention from the Department of Housing Preservation and Development, though these were promptly resolved within two days.

A more significant historical issue occurred in 2021 when illegal modifications were documented at the property, including unauthorized construction of full-height partitions with doors, installation of bathroom facilities, and plumbing modifications at the cellar level. This led to an Environmental Control Board violation with a penalty of $1,250, which was subsequently resolved. The violation regarding failure to certify correction of this immediately hazardous condition was dismissed shortly thereafter, indicating that the issues were addressed, though not without concern for resident safety.

Prior to these incidents, the building's record shows no major documented complaints or violations, suggesting that the property had maintained reasonable compliance standards for its age (built in 1920). With three residential units spread across two stories, the building's recent history suggests periodic maintenance issues that property management has generally addressed within a reasonable timeframe, though the pattern of heating complaints and unauthorized modifications raises some caution regarding building systems and code compliance. The most recent building-related incident on record dates back to mid-2023, though current conditions as of July 2025 cannot be assessed based solely on historical data.