226 North 5th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11211

The 6-unit, 3-story tenement building at 226 North 5th Street in Williamsburg, owned by Ralph Astore and constructed in 1910, has demonstrated consistent attention to pest management over recent years. Notably, the building's bedbug management program has been rigorously maintained, with all annual reports since 2019 showing zero infested units, zero eradicated units, and zero re-infested units.

This indicates effective preventative measures and successful monitoring of pest activity. While there was one Housing Maintenance Code violation in 2022 related to the filing of the annual bedbug report, this appears to have been an isolated incident given the subsequent compliance demonstrated in the following years, with the most recent report filed in May 2025 covering the period from November 2023 to October 2024.

The building's record shows a pattern of rat activity in 2017, with inspections in August and October of that year both noting rodent presence, though subsequent inspections in June 2017 and February 2019 resulted in passing grades with no recorded rat activity. This suggests that while there were rodent issues in 2017, they were addressed promptly and there have been no documented rodent problems since early 2019. The property's maintenance history, particularly regarding bedbug management, reflects ongoing compliance with public health requirements, though the building's age and previous rodent issues indicate the importance of continued vigilance in property maintenance.