311 Menahan Street, Brooklyn, NY 11237

The three-story, six-unit tenement building at 311 Menahan Street in Bushwick, managed by Bodh Girisankar, has experienced several significant maintenance issues over the past seven years, with the most pressing concerns revolving around safety and sanitation. Most notably, there is an ongoing pattern of rodent activity, with multiple inspections in 2023-2025 showing consistent rat activity and bait applications, with the most recent inspections in July 2025 confirming continued pest problems.

The building has been cited for multiple violations related to unmet safety requirements, including four open Class A violations regarding annual bedbug reporting between 2021 and 2024, though these are administrative in nature. More seriously, a cluster of violations from August 2018 involved safety concerns including inadequate smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, and various maintenance issues in the three-story east apartment (3L) including defective lighting fixtures, broken tiles, water leaks, and deteriorated walls, though these violations were certified for correction in December 2018. The building has experienced periodic infrastructure issues, including a heat and hot water outage affecting the entire building in January 2022, though this was resolved quickly according to tenant reports.

There have been multiple HPD complaints regarding unsanitary conditions, including insect infestation complaints in 2018 and 2022, and the building's history includes several violations regarding various types of repairs and maintenance, including a 2019 violation for failing to file the 2017 boiler inspection report. Department of Buildings records show some access issues during inspections, though these appear to be isolated incidents. While many historical violations have been closed, the persistent rodent activity and recent bedbug reporting violations suggest ongoing challenges with building maintenance and compliance.