400 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11249

The six-story residential building at 400 Bedford Avenue in Williamsburg, owned by Abe Lefkowitz and completed in 2009, has experienced several significant events since its construction. Most recently, there was a food establishment-related complaint investigated by DOHMH, though this case was administratively closed in June 2024.

The building underwent an environmental inspection in 2019 revealing three elevator-related violations regarding emergency phone repair, hoist rope conditions, and motor room lighting, which were subsequently resolved with a $310 penalty. In 2021, there was a housing maintenance code violation concerning the failure to file an annual bedbug report, and a complaint regarding work without a permit in an occupied multiple dwelling that was found to warrant no violations upon inspection.

The building's bedbug reporting history presents a mixed picture: between 2019-2020, there were seven units that required eradication, but in the subsequent three reporting periods (2021-2022, 2022-2023, and the most recent 2023-2024), no infestations or required eradications were reported, showing an apparent resolution of this issue. A permit for unspecified work (EW, job number 340780621) was issued in January 2021. While the building has had various maintenance and compliance issues over the years, recent bedbug reports indicate improved conditions, with no active infestations reported in the past three years.