2145 Ocean Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11229

2145 Ocean Avenue is a 4-story, 40-unit residential building located in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, owned by Muharem Vukovic and constructed in 1925 as a New Law Tenement. The building has experienced recurring heating and hot water system issues, with complaints filed in November 2023, March 2023, January 2023, and October 2020, all affecting the entire building.

While these complaints were investigated by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), and in most cases, heat and hot water service was reportedly restored before official violations were issued. The building has also faced several fire safety concerns, as evidenced by multiple violations recorded in April 2024, including defective self-closing doors at various fire exits and a failure to maintain proper door latches at critical locations such as the roof and basement. Recent inspection records from April 2024 show two open violations related to fire door safety - one regarding the roof access door on the fourth story and another concerning a basement fire door.

Additionally, there is an active violation from June 2023 regarding the failure to file the 2021 external low pressure inspection. The building has a consistent record of timely bedbug reporting with zero infestations recorded in the past three years, and while there were violations related to energy benchmarking reports between 2019-2020, these were ultimately dismissed upon confirmation of submission. The building's management has shown some responsiveness to maintenance issues, as demonstrated by the closure of numerous HPD complaints, though the recurring nature of heating system problems suggests ongoing challenges with building systems management.