221 Wilson Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11237

221 Wilson Avenue is a three-story, six-unit residential building constructed in 2005 in Bushwick, currently owned by Frank Curtin. The property has experienced ongoing maintenance and safety issues over recent years, with the most significant recent concerns centered around door safety and building access.

In September 2023, violations were issued regarding defective self-closing doors on both an individual apartment (3L) and the cellar access in the public hall, along with a B-class violation related to a lockable hasp at the third-story bulkhead door creating a hazard. Earlier inspections in 2021 identified multiple issues requiring repair and maintenance, including problems with the fire-retardant ceilings in public areas and various painting requirements. The building has faced persistent challenges with rodent activity, particularly evident in 2024 and 2023 when multiple inspections noted rat presence despite some subsequent passing inspections.

While there was a rodent-related complaint in 2020 that resulted in health department violations, more recent inspections in 2025 and 2024 showed the property passing initial rodent inspections, though there were still instances of rat activity noted in 2024. The building's record shows consistent and timely correction of violations once identified, as evidenced by the closure of various Housing Maintenance Code violations, though an active Department of Buildings violation remains regarding an unfiled boiler inspection report from 2017. Notably, the property has maintained a clean record regarding bedbug infestations over the past eight reporting periods from 2019 through 2024, with no reported cases or required eradication efforts.