36 Ditmars Street, Brooklyn, NY 11221

36 Ditmars Street is a three-story, four-unit Old Law Tenement building located in Bushwick, built in 1931 and currently owned by Michael Israel. The building's recent history shows ongoing pest control challenges, particularly with rodent activity. Most notably, between late 2023 and early 2024, there were multiple rodent inspections including Initial inspections showing Rat Activity in August 2023, September 2023, and February 2024.

While the building has passed recent rodent inspections in 2024-2025 and five Bedbug Reporting periods from 2020 to 2025 show no infested or eradicated units, the building's record reveals several concerning health and maintenance issues. In 2018, a significant cluster of violations was documented in Apartment 1R, including problems with bedbugs, missing smoke detectors, broken self-closing doors, inadequate cold water supply, and safety concerns such as missing carbon monoxide detectors. The building experienced various health-related complaints including chemical vapors/odors in July 2018 and a sewage odor complaint.

More recently, in late 2024, there was a Department of Health complaint regarding a mosquito infestation. The property has undergone some improvements, as evidenced by the certification of several violations in 2023, including repairs to exposed wiring, door issues, and safety devices. While the building has shown improvements in recent inspections and maintains current compliance with neither bedbugs nor active rodents as of 2025, the historical record suggests a pattern of maintenance and pest control challenges that required ongoing attention.