557 8th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215

The four-story, 8-unit tenement building at 557 8th Street in Park Slope, owned by Thomas Brownell and constructed in 1909, has had a relatively stable history over the past several years. The building's most recent violation occurred in March 2023, when the property was cited for failing to file the required annual bedbug report with the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), though this violation has since been closed.

In June 2021, the fourth-floor apartment (4R) was found to be lacking both smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, representing a significant safety concern at the time, but these violations were promptly addressed and closed within ten days of their issuance. The building's bedbug reporting history from 2020 to 2025 shows consistent compliance with HPD requirements, with all reports indicating zero infested units, zero eradicated units, and zero re-infested units during each reporting period.

The property has demonstrated good bedbug management practices over the past several years, maintaining a record of no reported infestations from late 2020 through mid-2025. The most recent bedbug report, filed in June 2025 for the 2023-2024 period, continues the trend of having no infested or eradicated units. While the building has experienced two notable safety-related violations (regarding detectors) and one bedbug reporting violation in recent years, these issues appear to have been addressed promptly, and the building has maintained a clean record of pest management and safety compliance in subsequent years.