686 Rockaway Parkway, Brooklyn, NY 11236

The two-story, four-unit tenement building at 686 Rockaway Parkway in East Flatbush, owned by Lowel Hamilton, was constructed in 1926 and has had several notable events in recent years. The building experienced a heat and hot water complaint in December 2019 that was investigated by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) but resulted in no violations.

More recently, multiple annual bedbug report violations were documented between 2021 and 2024, with the most recent notice in April 2024, indicating a recurring compliance issue with the bedbug reporting requirements under Housing Maintenance Code (HMC) regulations. The building's bedbug reporting history shows no documented infestations or eradications in the most recent filing period (2022-2023) or the previous period (2019-2020), suggesting successful pest management efforts despite the earlier violation notices.

Additionally, there was one open violation from December 2019 regarding self-closing doors at the entrance to the second-floor rear apartment that appears to remain unresolved, representing a potential safety concern. On a positive note, a rodent inspection conducted in December 2019 resulted in a passing review, indicating no significant rodent issues at that time. The building's documented history shows regular inspections and reporting requirements being addressed, though the recurring bedbug report violations and unresolved door issue warrant attention while noting the lack of actual infestation cases in recent years.