559 Kosciuszko Street, Brooklyn, NY 11221

As of July 2025, 559 Kosciuszko Street in Bedford-Stuyvesant, owned by David Young, is a 4-story, 16-unit New Law Tenement building constructed in 1931. The property has experienced recurring maintenance issues over the past two years, with the most recent concerns documented in mid-2025 including door/window problems, electrical lighting issues, water leaks, and garbage/recycling storage concerns. Of particular note is an open violation from August 2023 regarding window safety features in Apartment 2C, along with multiple open violations pertaining to the same unit including issues with security locks, window guards, self-closing doors, carbon monoxide detectors, flooring, interior painting requirements, and smoke detector functionality.

The building has faced ongoing pest management challenges, with several complaints about unsanitary conditions and pest sightings between 2024 and 2025, though some inspections showed no violations. Heat and hot water reliability was briefly in question in late 2024, but was reportedly restored during inspection. Multiple rodent inspections have been conducted since 2022, with recent findings indicating rat activity as recently as May 2025, though previous inspections between October 2023 and 2024 generally passed.

The building's management has maintained consistent bedbug reporting records between 2022 and 2024, showing zero infestations in the recorded periods. The property has documented several infrastructure issues over the past few years, including the need for door and window repairs (as indicated by multiple HPD complaints), flooring concerns, and various maintenance requirements related to building safety systems. While some violations have been addressed and closed, several remain open as of the latest inspection dates, suggesting ongoing maintenance challenges within the building.