156 India Street, Brooklyn, NY 11222

156 India Street is a 3-story, 8-unit old-law tenement building located in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, and owned by 156 India Street LLC. The building has experienced persistent rodent issues throughout 2023-2025, with multiple reports of rat and mouse sightings, particularly concentrated between March and April 2025, when six separate rodent complaints were filed within a two-month period.

The Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) has conducted multiple inspections, consistently finding evidence of rodent activity, though there were some bait applications in early 2025 that suggest attempts to address the infestation. The building has also faced structural and maintenance concerns, including an active Environmental Control Board violation from July 2023 regarding missing shingles and facade damage, with a penalty of $6,250 imposed.

Moreover, there are multiple open violations related to the failure to file required external low-pressure inspections for several years (2018-2024), indicating potential safety concerns regarding the building's systems. While the building has maintained compliance with bedbug reporting requirements and consistently reported zero infested units from 2019 through to the present, the ongoing rodent issues and outstanding violations suggest significant maintenance challenges. Recent inspections in 2025 have continued to reveal rat activity, despite some bait application efforts, indicating that the building's pest control measures may require more effective intervention.