277 Classon Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11205

The four-story residential building at 277 Classon Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant, owned by Leib Flohr and constructed in 1940, is an 8-unit Old Law Tenement property that has experienced several significant maintenance and pest control issues over recent years. The building has undergone multiple rodent-related investigations, with the most recent inspections in 2024 and 2025 showing compliance status of "Passed," though these follow a documented history of rat activity dating back to 2017, including several instances of rat sightings reported through 311 calls in 2022 that prompted Health Department inspections.

The property had documented pest issues in 2021, with Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) investigations revealing concerns about mold, garbage storage, and general unsanitary conditions, though no violations were ultimately issued in those cases. The bedbug monitoring records present a mixed history, with one documented infested unit in the 2021-2022 reporting period and showing subsequent successful eradication. More recent reports from 2022 to present indicate no infested units or re-infestations.

The building had three Housing Maintenance Code violations cited in January 2021 related to public hall cleanliness requirements, all of which were certified as corrected by February 2021. A violation was also issued in 2023 regarding failure to file the 2018 external low-pressure inspection, though records indicate this was dismissed in late 2024. Despite these challenges, the building has maintained some recent improvements, with rodent inspections in 2024 and 2025 passing inspection criteria, suggesting efforts to address and manage pest control issues.