133 57th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11220

The three-unit, three-story old-law tenement building at 133 57th Street in Sunset Park, owned by Rafael Vazquez, has shown persistent non-compliance with New York City's Housing Maintenance Code regarding bedbug reporting requirements over the past four years. Most notably, the building has received four consecutive violations between 2021 and 2024 (specifically on April 6, 2021; February 22, 2022; March 20, 2023; and April 8, 2024) for failing to file the mandatory annual bedbug reports as required by HPD rules.

These open violations suggest ongoing issues with compliance despite the passage of time. The building does have a documented history of addressing other maintenance issues, most notably a slow water leak reported in late 2018.

This complaint, which originated on November 19, 2018, was investigated by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development, though no violations were issued and the case was closed by December 27, 2018. While this water issue appears to have been resolved, the more recent and repeated bedbug reporting violations indicate a more persistent pattern of non-compliance with housing regulations that has continued for several years, with no evidence of certification of compliance having been submitted for any of the bedbug violations.