212 Lewis Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11221

212 Lewis Avenue is a 4-story, 10-unit apartment building in Bedford-Stuyvesant, built in 1931 and currently owned by Jean Claude Shepherd. The property has experienced recurring heat and hot water issues, with six separate complaints between February and April 2019, resulting in two violations being issued. The building has undergone several pest management challenges, including rodent sightings and multiple rat activity inspections between 2019 and 2025, though recent inspections in 2024 and 2025 passed.

A significant structural concern was documented in June 2020, with horizontal cracking observed in the cement stucco beneath the roof parapet, resulting in a $1,562 violation. Additionally, four safety violations were issued in February 2019 in Apartment 4B, including issues with self-closing doors, and defective smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, though these were subsequently certified as corrected. The building's bedbug report filings from 2019 to 2024 consistently show minimal activity, with only two infested units reported (in 2019 and 2020) that were eradicated, and no re-infestations.

The property has maintained reasonably good standing in recent years, with no major violations reported since 2020, and the most recent permits issued in 2020 show active maintenance of building records. Both the 2024 and 2025 rodent inspections have passed, indicating improved pest management. A bedbug report filing for 2024-2025 indicates no infestations during this period, continuing the trend of successful pest management. While the building has a history of maintenance issues, particularly in 2019, recent inspections and reports suggest these problems have been largely addressed.