1128 Willoughby Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11237

1128 Willoughby Avenue is a three-story, six-unit residential building located in Bushwick, constructed in 1931 under the Old Law Tenement classification. The property has experienced recurring maintenance issues in recent years, with the most pressing concern being an unresolvable fire escape inspection in 2025 where HPD was unable to gain access for evaluation.

Throughout 2024, multiple non-emergency complaints were filed and subsequently closed without violations, including issues with doors, windows, flooring, water leaks, and paint/plaster problems affecting walls and ceilings. Notably, there is an open violation from September 2021 regarding a defective concrete tread at the building entrance, though the status of a bedbug-related violation from April 2021 has been resolved. The building has undergone regular rodent inspections and baiting treatments between 2024 and 2025, with multiple instances of rat activity reported in initial inspections, though compliance inspections have shown passing results suggesting some level of successful pest management.

The most recent bedbug reports from 2022-2025 indicate zero infestation cases during their respective reporting periods. While the property has maintained annual bedbug reporting compliance and demonstrated some improvement in pest management through subsequent bait applications, the ongoing fire escape access issue and the open concrete tread violation from 2021 warrant attention. The frequency of various repair requests in 2024 and 2025, particularly during July 2024 when multiple complaints were filed simultaneously, suggests there may be ongoing maintenance challenges within the building.