416 Melrose Street, Brooklyn, NY 11237

The eight-unit, four-story New Law Tenement building at 416 Melrose Street in Bushwick, owned by Ryan Perkoski and constructed in 1931, has experienced significant maintenance issues over the past few years, with particular concerns regarding pest management and building maintenance. Most recently, in 2025, there have been multiple complaints and violations related to unsanitary conditions, including garbage/recycling storage issues and recurring pest problems, despite HPD inspections and violation issuances. The building has shown ongoing rodent activity, with repeated inspections in 2024 and 2025 confirming the presence of rats, though some inspections in 2023 showed normal conditions or bait application.

Earlier maintenance issues from 2022 included problems with doors/windows, a period of heat/hot water issues affecting the entire building, and multiple violations for missing safety devices such as smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors, particularly affecting apartments 2R and 3L. The building has faced challenges with bedbug management, with the most recent reports from 2024-2025 indicating infestation and re-infestation in one unit, while prior years (2019-2020) showed no reported infestations. Compliance issues have also been documented regarding filing requirements, with violations noted for not submitting annual bedbug reports in 2022 and 2024.

In the recent past, there was a complaint about work being conducted without proper permits, though this was investigated and no violations were found. Notably, there remains an open Class B violation from October 2022 regarding illegal door fastenings in apartment 4L, and another Class B violation concerning mold conditions in apartment 3L, though many other violations from 2022 were eventually closed, including those related to inadequate pest control measures. The building's management history suggests recurring issues with maintenance response and inspection access, as indicated by multiple instances in 2024-2025 where inspectors were unable to gain access to perform necessary evaluations.