489 Willoughby Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11206
489 Willoughby Avenue is a 3-story, 4-unit residential building located in Bedford-Stuyvesant, constructed in 1931 and owned by Edward Bernard Griffin. The property has experienced recurring bedbug reporting violations since 2021, with the most recent open violation in April 2024 regarding failure to file the required annual bedbug report.
While the building has maintained compliance with rodent inspections, passing consistently from 2019 through 2025, there have been numerous complaints and violations regarding unauthorized work and building maintenance issues in 2025. Notably, there is an active complaint filed in June 2025 regarding improper water retention/ drainage issues (LL103/89), and an active Environmental Control Board violation from December 2024 concerning an illegally high (over 4 feet) wrought iron fence at the front of the building, which carries a $500 penalty.
In addition to these violations, between April and June 2025, multiple complaints were filed regarding work contrary to stop work orders and unauthorized work, though many of these inspections resulted in "Inspector Unable to Gain Access" or "No Violation Warranted" outcomes. A full stop work order was served in May 2025, and there have been three instances of inspectors being unable to gain access during inspections in 2025. The building's bedbug reporting history shows no documented infestations or treatment needs during the reporting periods of 2021-2022 and 2019-2020, indicating effective management of this particular issue despite the documentation violations.
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Building Characteristics
Total units | 4 |
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Year built | 1931 |
Total area | 2700 sq ft |
Floors | 3 |
Tax Abatements | None |
Building Class | HERETOFORE CONVERTED CLASS A |

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