57 South 5th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11249
The four-story, three-unit residential building at 57 South 5th Street in Williamsburg, owned by Altagracia Castillo, has experienced recurring sanitation and maintenance challenges since its construction in 1899. Most recently, between April and June 2025, there was a complaint about unsanitary garbage/recycling storage conditions, which HPD investigated and found did not violate housing laws.
This complaint follows a pattern of similar issues, including multiple Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) inspections in 2023-2024 related to food establishment conditions. In 2021, the building faced several significant Housing Maintenance Code violations, including issues with heat/hot water systems and multiple administrative code violations related to safety notices that required posting in public areas. The building's maintenance history reveals persistent pest management challenges, particularly in 2019 when multiple rodent inspections and bait applications were documented.
However, regarding bedbug incidents, the property has maintained a clean record over recent years, with no reported infestations in the past five reporting periods from 2019 to 2024. Other notable incidents include an electrical wiring complaint in 2021 where inspector access was denied, and a sidewalk shed complaint in 2023 that was found to have no violations at the time of inspection. The property has shown some improvement in recent years, with no active violations currently on record for 2025, and the most recent bedbug reports (2024-2025) showing zero units affected.
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Building Characteristics
Total units | 3 |
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Year built | 1899 |
Total area | 5500 sq ft |
Floors | 4 |
Tax Abatements | None |
Building Class | OLD LAW TENEMENT |

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- 57 South 5th St, New York, NY 11249
- 404 Wythe Ave, New York, NY 11249
- 402 Wythe Ave, New York, NY 11249
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