576 Madison Street, Brooklyn, NY 11221

576 Madison Street is a three-unit, three-story residential building located in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. Built in 1899 and currently owned by Yehuda Gruen, this class A building has experienced several maintenance issues in recent years, particularly during 2022. The most significant cluster of problems occurred in early 2022, with multiple complaints related to electrical issues, flooring problems, water leaks, and plumbing concerns, including a slow water leak that resulted in violations.

During this period, there were also complaints about heating and hot water issues, although inspectors were unable to gain access to verify these conditions. Two emergency mold incidents were reported in 2022, and the building received multiple violations related to self-closing doors that were either defective or missing in apartments 2 and 3. As of 2023-2024, the building has two open bedbug violation notices from March and April 2024, concerning the filing of annual bedbug reports, though minor violations were previously resolved in 2022 related to various maintenance issues in apartment 2.

The building underwent rodent inspections in 2018, 2022, and most recently in July 2024, all passing without noted violations. Additional historical complaints include a documented issue with water drainage in 2022 that resulted in an Environmental Control Board violation for standing water from roof drainage. While the building's maintenance record shows recurring issues with various systems and structures, many of the complaints resulted in either no violations being found upon inspection or were subsequently resolved, though some violations remain open as of the most recent inspections.