413 Bushwick Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11206

The three-story, six-unit tenement building at 413 Bushwick Avenue, owned by Richard Pogostin, has experienced several recurring issues over the past five years, most notably concerning indoor air quality and water heating services. Most recently, in July 2024, there were two simultaneous indoor air quality complaints related to sewage odor, which followed a pattern of similar complaints in 2023 and 2024.

The building has also faced intermittent heat and hot water problems, with emergency complaints filed in January 2024 and July 2022, though in both instances, reports indicated that services were eventually restored. While there have been no reported bedbug infestations in the past four years (with the most recent annual reports showing zero infested units), the building had a history of bedbug reporting violations in 2021 and 2022. The property has maintained almost complete compliance with bedbug reporting requirements since 2022, showing a pattern of proper documentation indicating no active infestations.

Historical maintenance records show past issues with the building's infrastructure, including violations related to inadequate hot and cold water supply in apartment 2A (2009), broken plaster surfaces in 2A (2015), and an illegal conversion complaint in 2022 that resulted in no access being gained for inspection. The building's garbage and recycling storage practices received attention in 2025, though this was the most recent service request and its impact on residents is currently undetermined. While there were some sanitation-related complaints in previous years, inspections typically resulted in closure without significant citations, and a rodent inspection in 2012 showed mixed results with one failed inspection for unspecified "other reasons" and one subsequent passing inspection.