510 Mac Donough Street, Brooklyn, NY 11233

The three-story, three-unit tenement building at 510 Mac Donough Street in Bedford-Stuyvesant, built in 1901 and currently owned by Sylvia Shortt, has experienced several notable issues over the past few years. Most significantly, there has been an ongoing failure to comply with the annual bedbug reporting requirements, as evidenced by open violations logged in 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024, all citing non-compliance with Section HMC of the Housing Maintenance Code regarding the submission of bedbug inspection reports.

The building has also had repeated incidents requiring city intervention, including three simultaneous complaints in September 2022 regarding water leaks (damp spots), unsanitary conditions (pests), and wall paint/plaster issues, though inspectors were unable to gain access to verify these conditions. The property's rodent inspection history shows consistency in passing inspections in 2022, 2024, and 2025, following a failure for "Other Reasons" in November 2016.

While the rodent issues appear to have been resolved, the persistent bedbug reporting violations suggest ongoing management challenges. The most recent building inspection records up to October 2023 indicate these various concerns, though there has been some improvement in responsiveness to rodent control since 2016. The combination of repeated bedbug report violations and water-related issues in 2022 raises questions about the building's maintenance practices and responsiveness to resident concerns, though the consistent passing of recent rodent inspections demonstrates some progress in one area of building maintenance.