542 State Street, Brooklyn, NY 11217

The three-unit, three-story building at 542 State Street in Boerum Hill, owned by Janet Hibbert, has experienced several notable events from 2018 through 2025. The most pressing issue in recent years was a heat and hot water emergency affecting the entire building in January 2022, which was promptly addressed by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development within one day of the complaint. The building has been subject to four Housing Maintenance Code violations regarding bedbug reporting requirements between 2021 and 2024, though these appear to be administrative rather than indicative of an infestation, as all subsequent bedbug reports from 2021 through 2024 consistently showed zero infested, eradicated, or re-infested units.

The most recent bedbug report filing in May 2024, covering November 2022 to October 2023, and the previous year's report both confirmed the absence of any bedbug issues. Prior to these concerns, the building had successful rodent inspections in August 2018 and February 2013, indicating good pest management practices. The building, constructed in 1915 and classified as a "HERETOFORE CONVERTED CLASS A" property, has maintained its overall structural integrity with no major safety violations on record.

The relatively low number of complaints and violations, particularly in recent years, suggests effective management practices have been implemented. The most significant recent event was the 2022 heat and hot water issue, though this has not recurred and was resolved quickly. While the bedbug reporting violations from 2021 to 2024 required attention, these appear to have been administrative in nature rather than reflective of any actual infestation problems, as evidenced by the subsequent zero-infested unit reports.