8700 25th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11214

8700 25th Avenue is a 6-story, 123-unit Class A apartment building constructed in 1963, currently owned by Allison Anderson. The building has experienced persistent heating and hot water issues throughout 2024-2025, with multiple building-wide complaints registered between December 2024 and February 2025, despite some complaints being marked as duplicates. These recurring heating problems have prompted multiple emergency service requests and inspections by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD).

The building has several notable maintenance and safety concerns documented between 2022-2025. There are active violations related to the failure to file energy benchmarking reports and perform required Category 5 elevator inspections (since 2021), along with repeated elevator maintenance issues evidenced by multiple Environmental Control Board violations. Between late 2022 and early 2025, six separate HPD violations were recorded regarding door self-closing mechanisms in the public hallways, and several apartments (notably 6R and 7S) had documented issues with hot water availability and safety equipment (smoke detector and carbon monoxide detector) that have since been resolved.

The building's elevator system has shown persistent problems, with multiple complaints about multiple devices, inoperative phones, and other elevator-related issues between 2019-2025. The property has experienced limited pest issues, with bedbug reports showing no infestations from 2021 to present, though there were two units affected in 2019. Rodent inspections conducted between 2010 and 2022 generally passed, with only one failure noted in 2010. The building's management has demonstrated some responsiveness to violations, as evidenced by numerous closed complaints, though there remains an active pattern of heating system issues and elevator maintenance needs.