855 Greene Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11221

855 Greene Avenue is a four-story, eight-unit residential building in Bedford-Stuyvesant, constructed in 1931 and currently owned by Rosalind Hood. The building has experienced several concerning maintenance issues over the past several years, most notably in 2019 when multiple complaints were filed regarding water leaks and ceiling damage, particularly affecting apartment 3L, which also had significant pest control problems involving both roaches and mice.

These issues were serious enough to result in multiple Housing Maintenance Code violations, including problems with the carbon monoxide detector, window latch, entrance door, and the need for plaster and paint repairs in 3L. While many of these 2019 violations have since been closed, there remains an open B-class violation from June 2019 regarding water damage and plaster issues in 3L. The building's more recent maintenance record shows some improvements, with no bedbug infestations reported in the past three years, and the most recent bedbug reports (2023-2025) indicating zero infested or eradicated units.

However, there have been continuing concerns with rodent activity, as evidenced by multiple inspections in 2024 showing rat activity, though the building passed inspection in February 2025. The property has maintained annual bedbug reporting compliance from 2021 through 2025, and while there were several violations related to bedbug reporting requirements between 2021 and 2024, these appear to have been resolved. The building's most recent rodent inspection in February 2025 resulted in a "Passed" status, suggesting some improvement in pest management.