168 15th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215

168 15th Street in Brooklyn's South Slope neighborhood is a three-story, three-unit Old Law Tenement building constructed in 1899, currently owned by John Garbidakis. The property has experienced several notable events regarding pest control and safety over the past few years. Most significantly, in June 2022, the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene received a report of rat sightings at the property, which resulted in inspections revealing violations that required follow-up.

This prompted additional inspections in September 2022 that noted rat activity, though a subsequent compliance inspection in November 2022 passed without issue. The building has also been subject to Housing Maintenance Code violations related to bedbug reporting requirements in 2021 and 2022, though these appear to have been administrative in nature rather than indicative of an active infestation. However, the most recent records from December 2023 indicate that the property has maintained a clean record regarding both bedbugs and rodents for the past two years.

The bedbug reporting filings from 2022 through 2024 show zero infested units, zero eradicated units, and zero re-infested units during their respective reporting periods. The rodent-related issues appear to have been addressed, as evidenced by the passing inspection result in November 2022. The building's recent history suggests effective pest management protocols have been implemented, with no reported infestations or rodent activity in the past two years.