458 Empire Boulevard, Brooklyn, NY 11225

The two-story, four-unit New Law Tenement building at 458 Empire Boulevard in Prospect-Lefferts Gardens, owned by Virtue Brown, has experienced recurring compliance issues over the past several years, particularly concerning bedbug reporting requirements. Most notably, there are three recent Housing Maintenance Code violations (2022, 2023, and 2024) related to the failure to file the annual bedbug report as required by HPD regulations, with the most current violation still remaining open as of 2024.

While the building's documented bedbug filing history from 2020-2021 shows zero infested units, suggesting effective management of this particular issue, the ongoing violation notifications indicate administrative non-compliance rather than active infestations. Of particular historical note, the building underwent significant rat control measures in mid-2013, with multiple bait applications and instances of documented rat activity between April and August of that year, though subsequent inspections in December 2013 showed compliance with no further rodent issues reported.

This period of intensive rodent control suggests there was a notable pest management challenge at that time, though there have been no recorded rat-related issues since 2013. The building's maintenance record over the past decade shows relatively few recorded violations, with the most persistent being the recent bedbug reporting compliance issues, which stand out in terms of number and duration compared to other maintenance concerns.