453 Greene Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11216

The three-story, six-unit building at 453 Greene Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant, owned by Chezi Zarur, has experienced several recurring maintenance issues since 2019. Most notably, there have been multiple complaints and violations related to garbage and recycling storage conditions, with three non-emergency complaints filed in 2019 and 2020, and one violation issued in 2019.

The building also has an open Class C violation as of June 2022 regarding excessively hot water (over 130 degrees) in apartment 4F. More recently, there have been significant concerns about pest management; while the bedbug reporting for the period ending October 2023 shows no infestations, the building has had multiple rodent inspections revealing rat activity, with the most recent compliance inspections in 2025 showing persistent rodent issues, though two inspections in 2024 and 2023 had passed. The property has demonstrated varying compliance with municipal requirements over the years.

In 2024 and 2023, the building received violations for not filing the required annual bedbug report under Housing Maintenance Code § HMC, though the report for the subsequent period (November 2022 - October 2023) shows no unit infestations. Historical records also indicate past issues with refuse accumulation in the front area, though this violation was closed. The property has shown some improvements, as evidenced by passing several rodent inspections, but the recent pattern of rat activity noted in 2023 and 2025 suggests ongoing challenges in maintaining proper pest control measures.