490 Putnam Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11221

The three-story, four-unit residential building at 490 Putnam Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant, owned by Daniel Prousline, has experienced a recurring pattern of pest-related issues in recent years, particularly in 2025. Most notably, between March and May 2025, there were multiple complaints regarding unsanitary conditions and pest issues, with both the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and the Housing Preservation and Development department conducting inspections.

While the DOHMH did not find violations during their inspections, HPD's investigators encountered access issues on at least two occasions. The building has also been subject to four consecutive violations from 2021 to 2024 regarding the requirement to file annual bedbug reports, though the most recent report filed for the 2022-2023 period indicated zero infested units, suggesting this requirement has now been addressed. Despite the pest-related complaints, the property has generally maintained good standing in other regulatory areas.

It has successfully passed multiple rodent inspections in recent years (2019, 2022, 2024, and most recently in May 2025), demonstrating compliance with rodent control regulations. The building has active plumbing permits from both December 2018 and February 2020, suggesting ongoing maintenance or improvements to the building's systems. While the recent pest issues and historical bedbug reporting violations are concerning, it's worth noting that the building's most recent inspections have not revealed any violations, and the property has passed all rodent inspections since 2019, indicating some level of effective pest management despite the recent complaints.