248 Melrose Street, Brooklyn, NY 11206

248 Melrose Street is a 3-story, 6-unit old law tenement building located in Bushwick, built in 1931 and currently owned by Prashanth Rayapudi. The property has experienced recurring maintenance issues in recent years, with the most significant cluster of complaints occurring in March 2024, when multiple issues were reported including mold, lighting problems, a slow water leak, plumbing concerns with the bathtub/shower, and pest infestations – all categorized as either emergency or non-emergency violations.

Prior to this, there were documented plumbing issues with a sink in July 2023, and unsanitary conditions related to garbage/recycling storage throughout 2023, with multiple complaints registered between May and July of that year. The building has also faced some safety and maintenance challenges, as evidenced by Housing Maintenance Code violations issued in 2023 regarding defective self-closing doors and improper refuse accumulation in the building front, as well as overdue bedbug reporting violations noted in 2021-2022. Recent inspections in early 2025 have confirmed ongoing pest control challenges, specifically with rat activity noted in multiple inspections between January 2024 and March 2025, suggesting persistent rodent issues despite baiting efforts earlier this year.

The building's bedbug reporting history from 2021-2024 indicates no confirmed infestations during these periods. While the building has had various maintenance issues, it's worth noting that inspections by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) have often resulted in no violations being issued, and many complaints have been marked as closed following inspections. The most recent violation regarding external low-pressure inspection filing from June 2023 was dismissed by the Department of Buildings in August 2023.