585 Vanderbilt Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11238

This two-family house at 585 Vanderbilt Avenue in Prospect Heights, owned by Neeta Smith, is a three-story building constructed in 1880. The property has experienced several notable maintenance and health-related issues over recent years, with the most significant being a pattern of food establishment complaints, including a recent 2025 case of bare hands in contact with food and a 2024 complaint about rodents/insects/garbage.

A similar food-related issue was reported in 2021 and addressed. The building also faced plumbing concerns in 2023, which were investigated by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), though no violations were issued. In 2020, the building received violations related to unsanitary conditions in garbage/recycling storage areas, particularly concerning refuse accumulation on the building's front along Dean Street, though these were ultimately closed.

The property has maintained a generally good record in recent years, with regular rodent inspections consistently passing since 2018, despite a failed inspection in 2016 for unspecified reasons. Importantly, the building has shown no documented issues with bedbugs over the past five reporting periods from 2019 through 2024, with all records indicating zero infested units. While the property has experienced various maintenance challenges over the years, including multiple food establishment complaints and one plumbing issue, the recent trend shows improvements, with the most recent rodent inspection in May 2025 passing successfully and no new violations reported since the closure of previous complaints.