254 Irving Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11237
254 Irving Avenue is a 3-story, 4-unit Old Law Tenement building constructed in 1931 in Bushwick, currently owned by Calogero Verde. The building has experienced several significant maintenance issues over recent years, most notably regarding heat and water systems, with multiple emergency complaints recorded in 2024 and 2021 suggesting persistent problems with building-wide heating systems. A fire escape violation was issued in February 2024 regarding defective drop ladder performance.
There have been recurring sanitation concerns, particularly related to garbage storage, with both HPD and DOHMH receiving multiple complaints throughout 2024. The building's history shows ongoing attention to pest management, with regular rodent inspections passing consistently from 2022 through to 2025, though there was one instance of "Rat Activity" in May 2020. Recent inspections and complaint investigations have yielded mixed results. While no violations were found in recent bedbug inspections (2023-2025), the building had issues with unreported conditions in several instances, including a March 2024 complaint about garbage/recycling storage and missing signage that HPD could not inspect due to lack of access.
The building's fire safety features have required attention, with multiple violations documented between 2019 and 2024 regarding fire escape functionality and related safety systems. The Department of Buildings investigated several complaints in 2025 (regarding illegal conversion and adjacent buildings), though no violations were found upon inspection. The building's maintenance record shows some compliance with HPD requirements, including the file submission of annual bedbug reports, though there were previous violations noted for failure to file these reports between 2019 and 2024. More recent housing maintenance code complaints have been processed and closed, indicating some level of resolution to reported issues, but the pattern of repeated violations and complaints suggests ongoing maintenance challenges within the building.
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Building Characteristics
Total units | 4 |
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Year built | 1931 |
Total area | 4875 sq ft |
Floors | 3 |
Tax Abatements | None |
Building Class | OLD LAW TENEMENT |

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