289 Evergreen Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11221

289 Evergreen Avenue is a three-story, three-unit old law tenement building constructed in 1920 in the Bushwick neighborhood, currently owned by Patrick Krause. The building has experienced recurring safety-related violations and maintenance issues over the past several years.

Most recently, in October 2023, there were violations recorded for a blocked public hall on the 3rd story and a defective self-closing door in Apartment 3, both of which have since been certified as corrected. The building's safety compliance history shows a significant number of violations in 2021, including requirements for proper emergency gas leak procedures, heating system keyholder notifications, smoke detector requirements, carbon monoxide detector requirements, and the posting of various required safety notices, all of which were certified as corrected by December 2021. The property has undergone regular bedbug inspections between 2020 and 2024, with no reported infestations in any unit during this period.

However, the building has faced challenges with rodent activity, with recent inspections in March and April 2025 showing rat activity, following previously passed inspections in 2024 and 2023. The Department of Buildings has issued multiple permits for work at the property between 2018 and 2019, including plumbing and electrical work, though the specific nature of this work is not detailed in the permit records. While the building has had recurring maintenance and safety compliance issues, it is worth noting that many violations have been resolved in accordance with required timelines, and the property has maintained regular bedbug reporting compliance with no reported infestations.