221 Lewis Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11221

The 8-unit, 4-story tenement building at 221 Lewis Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, has experienced recurring pest control challenges and maintenance issues since 2019. Most notably, there has been consistent rat activity documented through multiple inspections, with the most recent inspections in 2025, 2024, and 2022 showing "Rat Activity." The building's maintenance history reveals several concerning patterns, including repeated violations related to garbage and recycling storage (2020, 2022), multiple heat and hot water complaints affecting the entire building (2019, 2021), and various infrastructure issues.

In 2023, several serious violations were documented, including problems with self-closing doors in public areas, illegal fastenings of an electromagnetic lock at the entrance, and encumbrances blocking hallways, all of which were subsequently certified as corrected. Despite these challenges, the building's recent Bedbug Reporting history shows no documented infestations or treatment requirements from 2021 through 2024, suggesting effective management of this particular issue.

The property has maintained compliance with annual bedbug reporting requirements as of 2024. While the building has experienced recurring rodent issues, with inspections showing rat activity as recently as July 2025, the documented resolutions to the majority of other maintenance issues suggest ongoing efforts by management to address building concerns, though the persistence of certain problems indicates continued challenges in maintaining property conditions.