553 Grand Street, Brooklyn, NY 11211

The three-story, two-family house at 553 Grand Street in Williamsburg, owned by Old Grandpa Realty LLC, has experienced several notable maintenance issues since 2016, with the most pressing being multiple active violations related to external low-pressure inspection filings. As of June 2023, there are five outstanding violations for failure to file external low-pressure inspections for the years 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022, which is significant concerning building safety systems.

In late 2022, a water leak complaint was filed with HPD that remained unresolved until May 2023, as inspectors reportedly could not gain access to the property for evaluation. The building's history also includes previous concerns about vermin, with a rat sighting reported in June 2019 and a series of rodent activity inspections in late 2016 showing consistent bait applications and documented rat activity.

However, more recent records, including bedbug filings for the periods 2019-2020 and 2022-2023, show no infestations or eradication efforts required, suggesting an improvement in pest management. The Department of Buildings conducted a compliance audit in December 2018, which resulted in no violations being warranted at the time of inspection in May 2020. While some historical maintenance issues have been addressed, the current active violations regarding low-pressure inspection filings and the recent water leak complaint warrant attention to the building's ongoing maintenance patterns.