262 Withers Street, Brooklyn, NY 11211

262 Withers Street is a three-story, six-unit New Law Tenement building constructed in 1920, currently owned by Robert Silverblatt. The property has experienced several notable issues in recent years, with the most significant being an active Department of Buildings violation from March 2025 regarding a potentially hazardous rear yard wall displaying large cracks. In August 2024, the building was found to have rodent activity by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, marking the most recent of multiple rodent-related incidents, including inspections in October and September 2024 showing rat activity.

The building's history includes multiple heat and hot water-related complaints in January 2019, though these were resolved with confirmation of restored services. While the property has maintained a zero infestation status in its recent bedbug reporting periods (2021-2025), it previously received a violation in 2023 for failing to file the required annual bedbug report. The building's maintenance history shows patterns of concern, particularly regarding pest control and building safety.

There have been two construction enforcement complaints in March 2025, one resulting in a partial vacate order, and a gas utility referral in 2021 which found no violations at the time of inspection. Earlier violations from April 2018 required the posting of gas leak procedures in the building's common areas, indicating past safety concerns. The property has consistently filed bedbug reports showing zero infested units from 2019 onwards, though this does not negate the need for proper reporting compliance. The repeated rodent issues and structural concerns in the rear yard are particularly notable, representing ongoing challenges for the property.