147 Central Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11221
147 Central Avenue is a three-story, five-unit Old Law Tenement building constructed in 1931, currently owned by Simcha Gruenhut and located in Bushwick, Brooklyn. The building has experienced recurring maintenance issues over the past several years, particularly evident during a cluster of complaints in September 2022, which resulted in multiple Housing Maintenance Code complaints and violations. These included concerns about water leakage, various paint and plaster issues, unsafe flooring conditions, unsanitary conditions related to garbage storage and pests, and a safety violation regarding smoke detectors.
Notably, the building had a water leak complaint that persisted from September 2022 until July 2023, though no violations were ultimately issued. There was also a significant violation regarding visible mold in the bathroom of Apartment 3L in September 2022, which was classified as a Class B violation and required remediation. The property has undergone several rodent inspections in recent years, with mixed results.
The most recent inspection in June 2025 passed, but there have been multiple instances of rat activity documented in 2023 and 2024, particularly notable in November 2023 and late 2022. The building's bedbug reporting record shows no infestations reported between 2019-2020 and 2022-2023, indicating effective management of this particular pest issue. Additional historical violations include a 2021 finding of excessively hot water in Apartment 3L and two previous bedbug report violations in 2021 and February 2022, though these issues appear to have been resolved. The building has maintained compliance with most recent housing inspections, with specific attention to submitting timely bedbug reports in 2024 and 2021 showing zero infested units during those filing periods.
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Building Characteristics
Total units | 5 |
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Year built | 1931 |
Total area | 3750 sq ft |
Floors | 3 |
Tax Abatements | None |
Building Class | OLD LAW TENEMENT |

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