476 Ralph Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11233

The three-story, three-unit residential building at 476 Ralph Avenue in Crown Heights, owned by Francis Ouedraogo, has experienced consistent regulatory oversight since its construction in 2004. Most notably, the building has received annual violations since 2021 for failing to file the required annual bedbug report, with the most recent violation recorded in April 2024 still showing as open.

Multiple violations remain unresolved from 2018 related to safety and compliance issues, including non-self-closing doors at both the vestibule and front entrance, failure to maintain proper inspection certificates near mailboxes, lack of proper registration signage, and inadequate posting of carbon monoxide detector requirements. Additionally, there was a specific violation in 2018 regarding an inoperative smoke detector in the first-floor apartment, though this was certified as corrected.

The building underwent both initial and compliance rodent inspections in 2015-2016, with initial failure in 2015 and successful compliance in 2016. A permit was issued in August 2022 for unspecified work. While the structure has passed some inspections over the years, the recurring bedbug report violations and the series of 2018 safety-related infractions, most of which remain open as of the latest records, suggest ongoing regulatory compliance challenges.