1388 Greene Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11237

The three-story, six-unit building at 1388 Greene Avenue in Bushwick, owned by Gina Ficalora, has experienced several maintenance and sanitation challenges in recent years. Most notably, there is currently an open complaint from June 2025 regarding unsanitary garbage/recycling storage conditions, which HPD is actively following up on. The building's history shows recurring heat and hot water issues in October 2022, with two separate complaints filed during that month, though HPD was informed that services had been restored in one instance.

The property has also faced rodent-related concerns, with multiple complaints and inspections between 2022 and 2025 showing a pattern of rat activity, though recent inspections in 2025 and late 2024 yielded passing results. Interestingly, despite the rodent issues, the building has maintained a clean record regarding bedbug infestations since 2019, with all annual reports showing zero infested units. The building's rodent management efforts appear to be improving, as evidenced by the most recent March 2025 inspection passing without any recorded rat activity.

Historical data shows repeated rat activity in 2022 and 2023, but more recent inspections in 2024 and 2025 have shown consistent compliance. While there have been multiple heat and hot water complaints in 2022, and the current open garbage/recycling storage complaint, the property has generally shown responsiveness to reported issues, as demonstrated by the majority of complaints being resolved or closed through appropriate channels. The building's age (constructed in 1931) and designation as an Old Law Tenement are consistent with its historical maintenance challenges, though the lack of recent bedbug complaints since 2020 could be seen as a positive trend in terms of pest management.