2487 East 21st Street, Brooklyn, NY 11235

The 2487 East 21st Street property is a two-story, three-unit building in Sheepshead Bay, built in 1930 and currently owned by Chang Kwok Chow. The building experienced several concerning maintenance issues in early 2022, including multiple complaints about heat and hot water problems in late 2021 through early 2022, and persistent pest infestations. Specifically, between January and March 2022, there were four separate complaints about unsanitary conditions related to pests, all of which resulted in HPD being unable to gain access for inspection.

The most significant violations were documented in January 2022, affecting the first-floor apartment (1FL), including issues with inadequate heating, improper hot water temperature (exceeding 130 degrees), and an infestation involving both roaches and mice. Two violations were also recorded regarding the failure to file annual bedbug reports in 2022, though the most recent bedbug filings from 2023 and 2024 show no reported infestations. While the building has passed rodent inspections and various other health department inspections, the pattern of heating system complaints and pest issues in early 2022 raises concerns about maintenance responsiveness at that time.

The property has shown improvement in recent years, with no reported bedbug infestations or rodent issues in the latest filings. Open violations from January 2022 related to heating, carbon monoxide detectors, water temperature, and pest infestations remain notable from a historical perspective. The building has generally maintained compliance with bedbug reporting requirements, consistently showing zero infested units in recent years.