55 Bushwick Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11211

The 6-unit, 3-story tenement building at 55 Bushwick Avenue, owned by Ismet Dodic, was constructed in 1920 and has experienced several maintenance issues in recent years. The most pressing concern is the current open violation related to the failure to file annual bedbug reports, as cited in violations from both March 2023 and April 2024.

The building has a documented history of heating issues, with multiple complaints regarding heat and hot water problems, including a 2018 incident affecting the entire building and a 2021 issue in one apartment. Significant violations were identified in 2022 in apartment 3L, concerning safety equipment including smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors, though these violations were subsequently closed after certification in April 2022.

The building has experienced various maintenance requests and violations over the years, including plumbing issues (most recently in December 2022), intercom system problems, and multiple open violations from 2018 related to the posting of essential safety information and inspection certificates in common areas. A 2020 complaint regarding illegal hotel rooms in residential buildings was investigated but found unsubstantiated based on department records. On a more positive note, the building passed a rodent inspection in January 2023, and there have been no reported bedbug infestations since 2020, when records showed zero infested or previously infested units.