557 Putnam Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11221

The three-unit, three-story residential building at 557 Putnam Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant, owned by Tanya Houston, has a consistent record of administrative violations regarding bedbug reporting requirements over the past four years. Between 2021 and 2024, the building received four consecutive Class A violations for failing to file the mandatory annual bedbug reports as required by the Housing Maintenance Code.

While these violations are concerning from a documentation compliance perspective, it's worth noting that they do not necessarily indicate an active bedbug infestation in the building. The property was constructed in 1901 and is classified as a HERETOFORE CONVERTED CLASS A building under the New York City Department of Buildings classification system.

More positively, the building has successfully passed recent rodent inspections, including an initial inspection in June 2024 and another in September 2022, indicating that while there may have been previous concerns, the current rodent management practices appear to be effective. The most recent bedbug reporting violation from April 2024 remains open as of the latest available data, suggesting that the property owner has not yet resolved this particular compliance issue. While the building's age and history are typical for the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood, the pattern of bedbug report violations over multiple years indicates an ongoing oversight regarding this specific regulatory requirement, though it does not provide direct evidence of any pest presence.