251 Lexington Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11216

The four-story, eight-unit tenement building at 251 Lexington Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant, owned by Yvonne Mcleod and constructed in 1931, has experienced several significant events over recent years that merit attention. In early 2019, the building faced multiple emergency complaints related to cooking gas, power outages, and fire escape issues, though inspectors from the Department of Housing Preservation and Development were unable to gain access to investigate these concerns, resulting in closed but unresolved complaints.

More recently, the building has encountered recurring issues with bedbug reporting compliance, receiving three active violations between 2022 and 2024 (with prior violations in 2021). These violations pertain to the failure to submit the required Annual Bedbug Report as mandated by HPD regulations, though an earlier report from 2021-2020 indicated no infested units.

On a positive note, the building has maintained a clean record with respect to rodent inspections, passing all ten inspections conducted between 2020 and 2025, including the most recent inspection in July 2025. This consistent compliance with rodent control measures contrasts with the ongoing bedbug reporting violations, suggesting an area of concern for tenant health and safety. While the building has experienced various maintenance issues in the past, the lack of recent power outages, cooking gas problems, or fire escape concerns since 2019 could indicate improved building management, though the inability of inspectors to assess those 2019 complaints remains notable.