397 Manhattan Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11211

397 Manhattan Avenue is a three-story, three-unit Old Law Tenement building located in Williamsburg, constructed in 1899 and currently owned by Robert Vessa. The property has demonstrated consistent compliance with bedbug reporting requirements over the past five years, with official filings showing zero cases of infestation, eradication, or re-infestation in any unit from 2019 to 2024.

However, there was a notable regulatory issue in 2024 when the building received a Class A violation for failing to submit the annual bedbug report, though this violation was subsequently closed. The building experienced an environmental control board violation in September 2023 related to drainage issues, specifically involving an improperly connected water drainpipe that was running across the front yard's paved concrete surface.

This drainage problem was investigated following a complaint lodged in August 2023, and while it generated some immediate concern about property maintenance, the violation was marked as resolved with no penalties imposed. The property's maintenance history shows regular inspections and reporting compliance, though the bedbug reporting requirements have generated three violations between 2022 and 2024, with the most recent being closed in April 2024. The building's age and historical classification as an Old Law Tenement are typical for the Williamsburg neighborhood, though the recent drainage issues represent the most significant maintenance concern on record.