16 Kosciuszko Street, Brooklyn, NY 11205

The 3-unit, 3-story building at 16 Kosciuszko Street in Bedford-Stuyvesant, owned by Nechama Hirsch and constructed in 1899, has experienced recurring pest management challenges in recent years, particularly with rodent activity. Between 2023 and mid-2025, there have been numerous documented complaints about rodent-related issues, with the most recent inspections in June 2025 showing passed results, though previous inspections throughout 2024-2025 had varied outcomes including "Rat Activity." The property has also faced indoor air quality concerns in March 2025 involving chemical vapors, which resulted in an advisory to the property management.

The building's recent history includes two significant illegal conversion complaints (2020) regarding unauthorized modifications, specifically relating to the cellar space, which led to an Environmental Control Board violation for construction without proper permits and inappropriate occupancy of the cellar area. The owner was fined $1,250 in connection with the occupancy violation.

Between 2019 and 2025, the building maintained a clean record regarding bedbug infestations, with all mandatory reports showing zero infested, eradicated, or re-infested units. The property has generally demonstrated compliance with rodent control measures, as evidenced by multiple passing inspection results in 2025, though there is a notable pattern of rodent activity requiring attention over the past two years. An apparent oversight of bedbug reporting requirements was documented as a Class A Housing Maintenance Code violation in 2024 that appears to relate to previous years' reporting periods.