253 Himrod Street, Brooklyn, NY 11237

The three-story, six-unit tenement building at 253 Himrod Street in Bushwick, owned by Isidore Miller, has been subject to recurring rodent-related issues over the past several years. Most recently, in April 2025, the building passed a compliance rodent inspection, though prior to that, there were periods of rat activity noted in March 2025, as well as in October and September 2023.

The Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) has investigated multiple rodent complaints, with one in March 2020 resulting in violations requiring follow-up inspections, though a subsequent 2023 complaint resulted in no violations being found. The building has also faced some administrative challenges, including an active violation as of November 2019 for failure to file the 2017 annual boiler inspection report.

While there was a notable violation issued in 2022 regarding the lack of annual bedbug reporting, this appears to have been resolved, as subsequent bedbug reports from 2019 through 2024 show zero infested or eradicated units. The property has undergone regular inspections, with most passing successfully - including all inspections in 2022-2023. Two construction-related complaints from 2019 were investigated and found no violations, and records show the issuance of permits in late 2018 for plumbing and excavation work.