50 Greene Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11238

50 Greene Avenue is a 7-story, 39-unit commercial altered Class A building in Fort Greene, constructed in 1932 and currently owned by Lenette Vargas. The building has experienced recurring issues with essential services in 2025, including difficulties maintaining heat and hot water during March-April 2025, and multiple complaints about appliances (particularly electric/gas ranges and a refrigerator), though most of these complaints were found not to violate housing laws during inspections.

More concerning is the building's elevator situation, having faced repeated problems with service and maintenance between 2020-2025, including multiple "No Alternate Service" violations and inspections showing the only elevator was out of service. There are also active Environmental Control Board violations related to elevator maintenance and failure to submit required reports, with penalties totaling $2,875. The building has demonstrated some attention to safety compliance, with violations corrected in apartments 3F and 6A/B related to smoke detectors, carbon monoxide detectors, and temperature reporting devices, all certified as corrected by January 2025.

While there have been rodent activity reports in 2024 and 2025, inspections showed bait was being applied, and the building has maintained a consistent record of zero bedbug infestations reported in recent years, suggesting effective pest management. The property has a mix of resolved and ongoing violations, including some related to construction work and building systems maintenance from previous years, with most recent housing maintenance code complaints showing inspectors unable to gain access for verification. The building has demonstrated some pattern of unresponsive maintenance regarding 311 service requests, particularly in 2025 where multiple complaints were closed without proper inspection access being granted.