13 Russell Street, Brooklyn, NY 11222

The three-story OLD LAW TENEMENT at 13 Russell Street in Greenpoint, owned by Jadzia Zielinski Tirsch, has undergone several notable issues since 2019. Most recently, there are open Housing Maintenance Code violations from 2023 and 2024 regarding the failure to file annual bedbug reports in compliance with HPD regulations.

The building experienced rodent-related incidents in late 2021, with initial reports in October finding signs of rodents which prompted a DOHMH inspection that discovered violations requiring follow-up inspections. Subsequently, a December 2021 compliance inspection passed with no rodent activity noted.

In early 2024, the property was involved in construction-related issues, with a complaint leading to a Construction Safety Compliance Action and an Environmental Control Board violation concerning unauthorized interior and exterior alterations, specifically related to converting the building's configuration from 3 to 1 story. This construction violation, which occurred when an active site was observed with inadequate fire extinguishers, resulted in a $2,500 penalty. It's worth noting that during the multiple bedbug reporting periods from 2017 through 2021, the building consistently reported zero infested units, zero eradicated units, and zero re-infested units, suggesting effective management of this particular issue despite the recent bedbug reporting violations.