56 Jefferson Street, Brooklyn, NY 11206

56 Jefferson Street is a 3-story, 6-unit residential building located in Bushwick and constructed in 2013, currently owned by Prashanth Rayapudi. The property has experienced persistent rodent issues according to recent inspections, with eight documented instances of rat activity between 2023 and 2025, though the most recent rodent inspections in May 2025 resulted in a passing compliance status.

The building has maintained a clean bedbug record in recent years, with the most recent reports from 2024 and 2023 showing zero infested units, though there were two Housing Maintenance Code violations in 2021 and 2022 related to the late filing of annual bedbug reports. A notable building complaint from May 2020 regarding defective/exposed electrical wiring was recorded, but the inspector was unable to gain access on their final attempt to inspect in June 2020.

The property's recent cleaning of rodent violations, as evidenced by the May 2025 compliance inspection, suggests improved pest management protocols, though the frequency of rat activity remains concerning. The consistent recording of zero infested units in the bedbug reports indicates effective monitoring and control of this particular pest, despite the earlier violations regarding report filing. While the building has had several documented violations and complaints, the relatively recent construction date (2013) means that most systems and infrastructure should still be under warranty or within typical service life ranges for many building components.