196 Green Street, Brooklyn, NY 11222

196 Green Street in Greenpoint is a three-story, six-unit New Law tenement building constructed in 1922 and currently owned by Krzysztof Rostek. The most pressing current concerns involve multiple ongoing complaints regarding construction lead dust in common areas and apartments, with the latest complaints filed in August 2024 and still in progress as of October 2023.

In August 2024, several other non-emergency issues were reported and subsequently addressed, including a slow water leak, broken window guards, and paint/plaster problems, though no violations were ultimately issued by HPD. The building underwent a significant inspection in late August 2024, resulting in multiple Class A violations related to safety and building standards, including requirements for smoke detector and carbon monoxide detector notices, building registration information, and gas leak procedures - all of which were certified as corrected by September 2024. Historically, the building has had some pest-related issues, with rodent sightings reported in September 2023 (though no violations were found) and multiple sanitary condition complaints regarding pests in April 2021, all of which were closed without violations.

The property has maintained a clean record regarding bedbugs, with zero infested units reported in annual filings from 2019 through 2024. Notably, there was a recent complaint about an illegal conversion filed in June 2025, though access was denied during the initial inspection. The building's maintenance history shows attention to addressing violations, including recent work on building safety requirements in 2024, though some long-standing issues from 2021 regarding smoke and carbon monoxide detectors in apartment 3R remain open as of the most recent data.