218 Troutman Street, Brooklyn, NY 11237

The 6-unit, 3-story residential building at 218 Troutman Street in Bushwick, owned by Yoel Hershkowitch, has experienced several concerning maintenance issues over the past few years. Most notably, there have been ongoing rodent problems, with multiple inspections by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) in 2024 and 2025 consistently showing rat activity, including recent inspections in May and June 2025.

The building has also faced challenges with heat and hot water access, as evidenced by a November 2023 complaint that HPD was unable to investigate due to access issues. The property has maintained an active bedbug reporting record, with all reports from 2019 through 2024 showing zero infested units or eradication cases, suggesting effective management of this particular issue. Two significant complaints in 2021 raised concerns about the building's structural stability, though inspectors were unable to gain access to conduct their evaluations.

The building's compliance history shows a mix of passed inspections and identified rat activity, with the most recent inspections still indicating ongoing rodent presence as of June 2025. The property has also had violations related to the failure to file annual bedbug reports in 2021 and 2023, though these were ultimately closed. While some improvements have been made, as evidenced by several "passed" inspection results in 2024 and 2025, the recurring nature of the rodent complaints and the access issues during inspections suggest ongoing maintenance challenges within this old-law tenement building, which was constructed in 1931.