32 Douglass Street, Brooklyn, NY 11231

The 4-unit, 3-story residential building at 32 Douglass Street in Carroll Gardens, owned by Rita Mele, has experienced several notable health and maintenance issues over the past three years. Most prominently, there have been recurring rodent problems, with documented rat activity in late 2022, following both initial and compliance inspections in November and December of that year.

The building also faced Department of Health and Mental Hygiene intervention in October 2022 regarding rodent attraction conditions, leading to the identification of violations that required follow-up inspections. Additionally, the property has a concerning pattern of bedbug-related violations, with four consecutive Housing Maintenance Code violations recorded between 2021 and 2024 related to the failure to file the required annual bedbug reports.

While the most recent report filing period from November 2021 to October 2022 indicated zero infested units, zero eradicated units, and zero re-infested units, the open violation as of April 2024 for failure to submit the required report suggests potential ongoing oversight issues. Despite these health and safety challenges, it's worth noting that many of the previous bedbug violations have been closed, indicating some progress in compliance, though the most recent open violation raises questions about current reporting practices.