173 Russell Street, Brooklyn, NY 11222

173 Russell Street in Greenpoint is a 3-story, 6-unit residential building constructed in 1931, currently owned by Helen Tatarka. The building has experienced several notable maintenance issues over the past few years, most significantly a series of heat and hot water problems in November 2019 that affected the entire building, prompting emergency Housing Maintenance Code complaints and violations.

While these violations were eventually closed, a subsequent violation was issued in March 2023 regarding the failure to file the annual bedbug report as required by HPD rules. The building's bedbug reporting history, however, is notably clear, with no infestations or eradications recorded in the past seven filing periods from 2018 to 2024. Recent inspections indicate mixed results for the building's maintenance and safety standards.

The most recent rodent inspection in May 2025 was passed, following a failed initial inspection in January 2025. Previous rodent inspections from 2016 through 2024 had all passed, suggesting that while there may be some ongoing pest control challenges, the building generally maintains satisfactory conditions. The building's age and history as an Old Law Tenement class structure are consistent with its reported maintenance issues, though the regular bedbug reports showing zero infestations indicate effective pest management practices.