1961 East 28th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11229

The two-family residential building at 1961 East 28th Street in Sheepshead Bay, owned by Xiong Xie, is a two-story structure constructed in 1930. The building's most significant documented issue occurred in May 2019, when both the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) and Housing Maintenance Code (HMC) received emergency complaints regarding heat and hot water problems specifically affecting one of the apartments.

While these complaints were investigated and no violations were found by HPD, this incident did lead to a Class C violation being recorded for an unauthorized security modification. The violation, which was certified as corrected on October 4, 2019, involved an illegal double cylinder key-operated locking device installed on the entrance door of Apartment 1 on the ground level, situated at the first story from the west at the north side of the building. Since this modification was made without proper authorization, it constituted a violation of sections 27-2005 and 2007 of the Housing Maintenance Code.

As of the current date in July 2025, there are no further documented complaints or violations on record for this property in the available building data. It's worth noting that the building's record shows relatively few issues over its history, with the most recent complaint being from 2019, which has since been resolved. The property has maintained occupancy as a two-family dwelling, consistent with its original classification.