254 7th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11215

254 7th Avenue is a 3-unit, 4-story residential tenement building constructed in 1920 in Park Slope, currently owned by Loretta Lurie. The building's history reveals several notable incidents over recent years, particularly between 2020-2023, including multiple Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) complaints related to food establishment issues such as rodent/insect concerns and food worker activity, all of which were eventually resolved.

A significant cluster of violations occurred in 2021, including issues with the certificate of occupancy, unpermitted work, and improper vent/exhaust installation, though inspections did not always confirm violations at the time. The building demonstrated some ongoing maintenance challenges, as evidenced by the need for multiple rodent bait applications in both 2015-2018 periods, with documented rat activity in January 2015 and February 2018. More recently, the property has shown improved conditions, as indicated by the absence of reported bedbug infestations in annual reports from 2020-2024, and the most recent Bedbug Report filing (December 2024) shows zero infested or re-infested units.

A March 2023 Housing Maintenance Code violation was issued regarding the annual bedbug report filing requirement. The building underwent some commercial space renovation work in 2020 (permit #322039833), which generated several compliance issues that were subsequently resolved. While the property has experienced various maintenance and compliance challenges over the years, the most recent records suggest a period of relative stability, with most recent complaints and violations being systemically addressed and resolved through proper channels.