46 Driggs Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11222

46 Driggs Avenue is a 3-story, 6-unit old law tenement building constructed in 1931, currently owned by Zachary Simmons and located in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. The building has experienced several notable maintenance issues over the past decade, with the most significant cluster of problems occurring in December 2021, including violations related to a broken window guard, wall paint issues, and problems with an electric/gas range that required HPD intervention. The 2021 violations specifically affected apartment 3L, where the smoke detector and carbon monoxide detector were found to be missing, along with an issue regarding inadequate gas supply to the kitchen range.

Prior to this, in late 2018, multiple complaints were filed regarding wall paint issues, window frame problems, and a slow water leak, though HPD was unable to gain access for inspection at that time. Looking at the building's history, there have been several structural and safety concerns documented through various inspections and violation notices. A 2016 inspection identified inadequate lighting at the front entrance, while a 2016 violation noted an issue with an interior room configuration in apartment 3R.

Older violations from 1996 and 1989 documented problems with missing balusters in the public stairway and an open cockloft nuisance in the public hall, respectively. However, it's worth noting that the building has maintained a clean record for bedbug infestations, with all eight consecutive annual reports (from 2018 to present) showing zero infested units, zero eradicated units, and zero re-infested units, suggesting effective pest management practices. The most recent bedbug report, filed in July 2025, confirms the ongoing absence of infestations in the building.