421 53rd Street, Brooklyn, NY 11220

The 3-unit, 3-story old law tenement building at 421 53rd Street in Sunset Park, owned by Mohammed Kaid, has a mixed record of maintenance and resident conditions since its construction in 1910. The most significant cluster of issues occurred in early 2019, when multiple emergency complaints were filed regarding safety and sanitary conditions, including problems with window guards, smoke detectors, and mold, as well as pest infestations and a lack of heat/hot water affecting the entire building.

While these issues were documented and closed, the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) was unable to gain access to inspect the reported problems, leaving questions about their resolution. The building underwent two inspections in 2022 and 2023 that resulted in violations related to the failure to file annual bedbug reports, though these violations were subsequently closed.

However, the most recent bedbug reporting history (up to July 2024) shows a consistent pattern of eradication success, with all three units successfully treated and no new infestations reported in the past two years, indicating effective pest management in recent times. While the 2019 complaints represent the building's most notable period of maintenance issues, the absence of similar recent complaints and the successful bedbug eradication efforts suggest improved building conditions in the years since.