594 5th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215

The property at 594 5th Street in Park Slope, owned by Rowaida Ahmed, is a three-story, three-unit building constructed in 1892 that has experienced several notable issues in recent years. Most concerning is the building's ongoing failure to comply with the Housing Maintenance Code's bedbug reporting requirements, with open violations recorded in 2021, 2022, 2023, and most recently in April 2024, all citing the same violation related to the failure to file annual bedbug reports as required by HPD rules.

The building's maintenance history shows some positive moments, including passing rodent inspections in 2011 and 2017, though there was one instance of rat activity noted in September 2017, followed by a compliance pass in October of that year. A more recent incident occurred in November 2022 involving indoor air quality concerns related to construction dust, which was addressed by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene through a letter to the property owner.

While this specific issue appears to have been promptly addressed, the persistent bedbug reporting violations indicate ongoing regulatory compliance challenges. The building's age and history of rodent inspections from 2011 through 2017 suggest typical urban maintenance challenges, but the ongoing bedbug reporting violations are particularly noteworthy given their duration and repeated nature over multiple years.