1 Greene Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11238

The three-story residential building at 1 Greene Avenue in Fort Greene, owned by Royston Greenidge, has experienced several significant maintenance and compliance issues since 2020. Most notably, there are multiple active violations regarding the failure to comply with bedbug reporting requirements from 2022 to 2024, as well as serious electrical safety concerns. Between 2020 and 2022, the property received multiple complaints regarding defective/exposed electrical wiring, resulting in several Oath Violations and multiple Environmental Control Board (ECB) violations.

These electrical issues led to four active ECB violations in 2022 with penalties totaling over $37,000, including an initial violation for unsafe open electrical panels and exposed wiring from April 2020. The building has also faced challenges with building systems and basic maintenance. A heating complaint from late 2020 regarding inadequate heat wasn't resolved until June 2024, and there was a rodent infestation issue in early 2019 that prompted Department of Health and Mental Hygiene involvement.

The property has a history of rodent inspections dating back to 2010, with several showing rat activity, though more recent inspections in 2016 and 2019 passed compliance. Three bedbug reporting violations were issued in 2022 and 2023, and the building has several active ECB violations for failure to comply with previous orders, including an active violation from 2020 for failure to certify correction of immediately hazardous conditions. While the property received some permits in 2018 and 2019 for electrical work (EW) and plumbing (PL), the persistent nature of the violations and complaints suggests ongoing regulatory compliance challenges. The bedbug reporting violations and electrical safety issues represent the most significant current concerns from a maintenance and safety perspective.