184 Irving Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11237

184 Irving Avenue is a three-story, five-unit residential building constructed in 1931, currently owned by 184 Irving Realty Corp. The property has experienced persistent pest management challenges over the past several years, with a significant number of service requests and inspections related to rodent activity. Between 2021 and 2025, there were multiple clusters of rat sightings reported to the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, with follow-up inspections consistently indicating either violations or rat activity.

Most recently, in April 2025, three unsanitary condition complaints regarding pests were filed and subsequently closed. The building's rodent management history shows alternating periods of compliance and reoccurring rat activity, with the most recent rodent inspection in March 2025 passing, though it followed a notable pattern of earlier violations. The property has also undergone several housing maintenance inspections that revealed various maintenance issues. In 2018, violations were documented in apartments 2L and 3L, including water leaks, defective plaster surfaces, and issues with doors and windows.

An annual bedbug report violation was issued in 2021, though subsequent filings from 2022 through 2024 have indicated zero infested or eradicated units. Two significant complaints about suspected illegal use of residential space were filed in 2020 and 2023, though inspectors were unable to gain access on both occasions. Despite these ongoing issues, the building has generally shown compliance with rodent inspections when conducted, with periodic rat activity detections rather than persistent infestations. The most recent inspections of note include a March 2025 rodent inspection that passed, and multiple unsanitary condition complaints regarding pests in April 2025, suggesting this remains a current area of concern for the building.