251 Jefferson Street, Brooklyn, NY 11237

The three-story, six-unit tenement building at 251 Jefferson Street in Bushwick, owned by Lillian Monteleone and constructed in 1931, has faced several notable maintenance and compliance issues over recent years. Most significantly, there was a rat sighting reported in September 2022, which led to Department of Health investigation and guidance being provided to the owner, though rodent-related challenges appear to persist as evidenced by a rodent activity inspection in February 2024.

Despite passing multiple subsequent rodent inspections through 2025, the building continues to have recurring housing maintenance code violations, particularly regarding bedbug reporting requirements, with four documented violations between 2021-2024 for failing to file the annual bedbug report as mandated by HPD rules. The building underwent a comprehensive inspection in July 2018 that identified several administrative violations, all of which were subsequently resolved by October 2018.

These included requirements for proper placement of smoke detector notices, building registration numbers, inspection certificates, housing information guides, and gas leak procedures, along with carbon monoxide detector requirements. While the building's recent bedbug reports from 2021 through 2025 show no infested or eradicated units, indicating possible compliance with extermination procedures, the property's maintenance history suggests ongoing monitoring of both rodent and bedbug conditions is advisable. The most recent inspections in 2024-2025 have generally passed, though there remains a significant focus on maintaining compliance with annual reporting requirements.