41 Vanderbilt Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11205

41 Vanderbilt Avenue is a three-story, four-unit residential building located in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, and owned by Abraham Gelbstein. Built in 1905, this old law tenement has experienced several significant maintenance issues in recent years, particularly throughout 2021. The property faced multiple urgent service requests in 2021, including three emergency situations involving cooking gas (October), water leaks (September), and electrical issues (August) - though none resulted in violations.

More seriously, the building was cited for mold conditions in its cellar area during October 2021, with various violations documented showing affected areas included the north wall, recess wall at the egress door, laundry closet, and other sections totaling approximately 60 square feet. Additional violations were recorded in the cellar regarding a house trap access issue, meter room conditions requiring cleaning, and problems with self-closing doors, though these were mostly resolved by March 2022. The property has shown recent improvement in terms of pest management, with annual bedbug reports from 2022 through 2024 indicating zero infestations or related incidents.

The most recent filings confirmed the building was free of bedbug activity during the periods of November 2023 through October 2024, November 2022 through October 2023, and previous years back to 2020. However, there was documented rat activity noted during a 2020 inspection, representing the only recorded rodent issues in the past five years. As of now, the building appears to be maintaining compliance with bedbug reporting requirements and has shown some improvement in overall maintenance since the concentrated issues of 2021, though the relatively high number of violations and service requests from that period warrant attention.