632 Greene Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11221

632 Greene Avenue is a 3-story, 2-unit residential building in Bedford-Stuyvesant, owned by John Davilar and built in 1899. The property has experienced several recurring issues over the past five years that warrant attention. Most notably, there are currently four open Housing Maintenance Code Violations (as of April 2024) related to the failure to file annual bedbug reports from 2021 through 2024, which is a mandatory requirement under HPD rules.

The building has also faced significant rodent control challenges in 2024, with multiple inspections showing rat activity and the need for bait application from April through July 2024, though two subsequent inspections in October 2024 and March 2025 passed. The building's history includes a concerning incident in January 2019 involving heat and hot water complaints that HPD could not verify due to lack of access. Multiple complaints in early 2019 regarding alleged illegal conversion and work contrary to a stop work order were also recorded, but inspectors were unable to gain access to investigate.

Earlier maintenance issues documented in 2018 included several violations in Apartment 1 and the building's common areas, such as problems with self-closing doors to the rear yard, a padlockable slide bolt at the gate, and issues with fire retardant ceiling repairs in the 4th story public hall, though some of these violations were subsequently closed. The building's recent history suggests ongoing challenges with compliance to housing maintenance code requirements, particularly regarding pest control reporting and rodent management, though there has been some improvement in inspection outcomes as of 2025 with passing rodent inspections. The property has a mix of housing code violations that have persisted across multiple years, indicating potential challenges with maintaining compliance to NYC housing regulations.