189 Menahan Street, Brooklyn, NY 11237
As of July 2025, 189 Menahan Street, a 6-unit, 3-story New Law Tenement building in Bushwick built in 1931 and owned by Moshe Wilhelm, has experienced several ongoing maintenance and pest control challenges, with rat activity being the most significant concern. The building has had multiple documented rodent issues, including three compliance inspections in 2025 showing rat activity (March, April, and October 2024), and four similar findings from 2024.
Although pest investigations conducted in 2023-2024 resulted in active infestations being documented in apartment 3R, inspections in 2025 showed continued rodent activity. The building's recent history includes multiple unsanitary conditions reports, with the most recent complaints in 2025 documenting issues with garbage/recycling storage and rat sightings. Between 2022 and 2024, the property was subject to various housing maintenance code violations, including safety-related issues such as defective self-closing doors, missing smoke detectors, and carbon monoxide detector problems, all of which were ultimately closed after corrections were made.
The building has undergone several inspections and maintenance resolutions between 2023-2025, with particular attention to plumbing (bathtub/shower issues in May 2023), flooring concerns, and water leak problems (heavy flow) in August 2024. While the property appears to have addressed many of its maintenance violations over time, including some emergency repairs, the persistent rodent problem remains a notable concern, with recent inspection results indicating ongoing infestations. However, the building has maintained a clean record regarding bedbug infestations, with no reported cases in the past six years (2019-2025).
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Building Characteristics
Total units | 6 |
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Year built | 1931 |
Total area | 4875 sq ft |
Floors | 3 |
Tax Abatements | None |
Building Class | NEW LAW TENEMENT |

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