474 Madison Street, Brooklyn, NY 11221

The four-story Old Law Tenement building at 474 Madison Street in Bedford-Stuyvesant, owned by Jem 815 LLC, has a complex maintenance history since its construction in 1910. Most recently, there was a power outage reported in April 2025 that could not be properly inspected by HPD due to access issues.

In August 2023, HPD investigated a mold complaint that did not result in any violations. The building's violation history shows recurring issues, particularly in 2016 when numerous violations were documented in Apartment 4, including problems with plastered surfaces, CO detector requirements, pest infestations (bedbugs, roaches, mice), mold, and a missing smoke detector - all of which were certified as corrected by April 2018. The property has also faced rat activity challenges, with multiple inspections between 2015 and 2024 recording such issues, most recently in June 2024, though baiting was applied subsequently.

There are some regulatory compliance matters to note; a 2018 violation related to electrical panel placement resulted in a $500 penalty, and as of June 2023, there is an active violation for failure to file the 2018 external low-pressure inspection. Importantly, the building's recent bedbug reporting (2021-2024) shows no current infestations, with records indicating effective eradication of any previous instances. The most recent rodent control efforts in late 2024 involved bait application following initial rat activity findings.