591 Vanderbilt Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11238
The four-story, three-unit building at 591 Vanderbilt Avenue in Prospect Heights, owned by Elaine Collazo, has demonstrated some concerning maintenance patterns since its construction in 1880. Of particular note is an active Electrical Work Without Permit violation from 2019, where exposed electrical wires were observed in the cellar, resulting in an $800 penalty.
The building has recent and persistent rodent-related concerns, with a rat sighting reported in February 2024 and multiple rodent complaints dating back to 2020, though recent rodent inspections in 2025 and 2024 have passed. There are also several outstanding Department of Buildings violations from 2023 and 2019 that require attention, including a failure to file the 2020 external low-pressure inspection and a failure to certify correction of an immediately hazardous ECB violation. The building's history includes several clusters of health and safety issues, including multiple food poisoning complaints in 2019, indoor air quality concerns related to chemical vapors in 2019, and an indoor sewage odor incident.
Bedbug documentation shows proper reporting periods with no reported infestations between 2019-2020, though there are three open Housing Maintenance Code violations from 2022-2024 regarding the failure to file annual bedbug reports. The building has experienced some construction-related issues, with complaints about illegal work, work without permits, and construction contrary to stop work orders between 2019-2022, though inspections generally found no violations at the time. Regular rodent inspections since 2011 have generally passed, with the most recent showing improvement in rodent activity management.
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Building Characteristics
Total units | 3 |
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Year built | 1880 |
Total area | 3440 sq ft |
Floors | 4 |
Tax Abatements | None |
Building Class | OLD LAW TENEMENT |

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