Little Haiti stretches along NE 2nd Avenue with single-family houses and small apartment buildings. Heaters are often in garages or side utility rooms, and the surrounding pipework is frequently older than the appliance.
Additions and detached utility rooms are common, and some houses have had the water heater moved out of the main building entirely. That makes the venting and the electrical supply worth checking, since a unit installed in a lean-to may not have been assessed for combustion air or drainage.