120 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11249

The 7-unit, 4-story Old Law Tenement at 120 Bedford Avenue in Williamsburg, owned by Irena Godlewski, has had several significant incidents affecting resident experience and building compliance in recent years. Most notably, in April 2023, a food poisoning incident occurred that resulted in a Department of Health and Mental Hygiene investigation and subsequent temporary closure of the establishment.

The building is currently facing active violations from June 2023 and April 2023 for failure to file external low pressure inspections for 2021 and 2022, respectively. While there have been no reported bedbug infestations in recent years, with all bedbug reports from 2020 through 2025 showing zero infested or eradicated units, there was a violation issued in February 2022 for failure to file the annual bedbug report. The building's history shows multiple attempted inspections in 2019 related to permit and after-hours work complaints, though access was denied on several occasions.

Earlier, in 2017, the property passed an initial rodent inspection. The only permitted work on record from 2018 was issued for renovation, though the specific details of the work are not provided in the records examined. The property appears to have maintained a relatively good track record regarding pest control, with consistent bedbug reporting showing no infestations, but the recent violations related to exterior inspections and the food safety incident merit attention as ongoing compliance issues.