56 Greenpoint Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11222

56 Greenpoint Avenue is a 5-story, 14-unit residential building constructed in 1931 and currently owned by Avrumi Licht. The building has experienced several significant issues over the past few years, with the most concerning being recurring problems with garbage/recycling storage and pest control between 2019 and 2020.

While there were multiple HPD complaints regarding unsanitary conditions, many of these inspections resulted in no violations being issued. The building received two notices of violation in 2021 and 2022 for failing to file annual bedbug reports, though records show no actual bedbug infestations were reported during any of the subsequent yearly filings through 2024. The property has a documented history of rat activity in 2016, with multiple inspections showing this issue, though a compliance inspection in 2018 showed no rat activity.

Several Department of Buildings complaints between 2018 and 2019 raised concerns about illegal occupancy and certificate of occupancy issues, including a significant complaint in July 2019 suggesting the building was operating with approximately 21 apartments instead of its permitted configuration. Three ECB violations from 2019 related to non-compliance with commissioner's orders and certificate of occupancy irregularities resulted in financial penalties, though these are now listed as resolved. The building underwent various renovations and work between 2018-2019, with multiple permits issued for different types of work including electrical and plumbing (as per permit sequence numbers issued in October 2018).