450 Nostrand Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11216

The three-family residence at 450 Nostrand Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant, owned by Christopher Rio, is a three-story, 2-family house built in 1900. The building's documented history reveals several maintenance issues, with the most significant cluster of problems occurring in late 2018, when residents reported heat and hot water problems as well as a water leak that resulted in a damp spot. Unfortunately, housing inspectors were unable to gain access to the affected units during their inspection attempts.

More recent issues emerged in 2022, including a pest infestation complaint in May that was investigated but resulted in no violations being found. This complaint was closed in June 2022. A food temperature-related complaint filed with the Department of Health in November 2022 was marked as administratively closed in June 2024.

Importantly, the building has no recorded bedbug incidents in the most recent reporting period from November 2022 to October 2023, with the 2024 bedbug report indicating zero infested or previously infested units. The property has had three documented service requests through the Housing Maintenance Code system: one related to pests (2012), and two concerning heat/hot water and water leak issues (2018), all of which were eventually closed. While these historical issues indicate some pattern of maintenance challenges, the absence of recent bedbug reports and closed complaints suggests improved conditions in recent years, though the inability of inspectors to gain access during multiple reported issues remains noteworthy.