848 Bushwick Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11221

The four-story, eight-unit tenement building at 848 Bushwick Avenue, built in 1931 and currently owned by Anuradha Kumar, has experienced several recurring maintenance issues over the past five years. Most notably, there are ongoing challenges with rodent activity, with multiple inspections throughout 2024 and 2025 consistently showing rat presence, including recent compliance inspections in May and June 2025. The building has also faced recurring door-related issues, with violations documented in 2024 regarding a defective self-closing door hinge at the first-story vestibule, and previous violations in 2022 concerning both the front entrance door's condition and a device preventing proper self-closing.

An electrical lighting issue was reported and resolved in mid-2024. The property has maintained a consistent record of complying with bedbug reporting requirements from 2019 through 2022, showing no infestations during the reporting periods. The building's compliance history reveals several structural and maintenance concerns that have required attention, including a 2018 violation requiring the painting of all public hall walls with light-colored paint, proper maintenance of the scuttle ladder, and various door-related issues.

There is currently an active violation from June 2023 related to the failure to file the 2018 external low-pressure inspection. While most historical violations have been closed, the ongoing rodent activity and recent electrical lighting issues suggest persistent maintenance challenges. The building has generally demonstrated compliance with multiple inspection requirements, though there have been instances of inspection access being denied, as noted in a 2020 window frame complaint that could not be inspected.