109 Truxton Street, Brooklyn, NY 11233

109 Truxton Street is a three-unit, three-story New Law tenement building located in Cypress Hills, constructed in 1920 and currently owned by Vanessa Rodriguez. The building has experienced several significant maintenance issues in recent years, particularly during 2022, when multiple violations were documented that year alone. These included problems with the building's facade and structure, with violations recorded for spalling and flaking masonry on the chimney stack, decorative stone deterioration above basement windows, and serious concerns about the condition of the building walls. The structure's exterior showed concerning signs of damage, including vertical, diagonal, and horizontal cracks in the brick veneer, sagging decorative terra cotta, and a deteriorated metal cornice.

A particular safety concern was noted regarding the encumbered secondary means of egress/fire escape platform at the rear of the building. These violations, which collectively carried penalties totaling $5,999, were ultimately resolved, with one being dismissed due to completion of required work. More recently, the building has maintained a better compliance record, with no reported bedbug infestations in the past two years and three units successfully undergoing eradication treatment as of December 2024. The property has consistently filed required bedbug reports since 2021, showing improved monitoring and management of this issue.

Rodent inspections from 2018, 2017, and 2014 demonstrate generally successful pest management, though there was one failed inspection in 2014 for unspecified reasons. The building experienced a sidewalk-related complaint in May 2022 that was investigated and found to warrant no violation, as well as a construction-related complaint from April 2022 that resulted in an Oath violation being served. A 2021 Housing Maintenance Code violation related to bedbug reporting requirements was recorded and subsequently resolved. The building's maintenance history suggests a period of structural and safety concerns in 2022, but more recent years indicate improved compliance and maintenance practices, with no major violations recorded in the past two years.