1463 East 3rd Street, Brooklyn, NY 11230

1463 East 3rd Street is a 4-story, 32-unit New Law Tenement building located in Midwood and owned by Cheryl Borkowski. The building, constructed in 1927, has experienced recurring heating and hot water issues over the past three years, with seven documented complaints between 2022 and 2025, including six building-wide and one apartment-specific incidents, most recently in March 2025. While each complaint was eventually closed after HPD inspections or tenant confirmations of restored services, the pattern suggests persistent heating system challenges.

The building also faced multiple maintenance issues in 2022, with three separate complaints regarding plumbing (toilet), window frame, and electric/gas range problems, though HPD was unable to gain access for inspections of these conditions. The property's violation history reveals several safety and maintenance concerns that required attention. In 2022, there was a violation related to fire escape obstructions from air conditioners on the 2nd and 3rd floors, and in 2020, the building received a citation for missing or defective window guards throughout public areas.

Earlier violations from 2019 included inadequate heating in apartment 5A, a locked boiler room door preventing access to the heating system, and various requirements for signage regarding smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors in common areas. On a positive note, the building has maintained a clean record regarding bedbug infestations, with no reported cases in any of the eight consecutive annual filings between 2018 and 2025. All violations noted in the HPD records have been marked as closed, indicating resolution of those specific issues, though the recurring heating problems suggest ongoing system reliability challenges.