281 Linden Street, Brooklyn, NY 11237

281 Linden Street is a 6-unit, 3-story New Law Tenement building located in Bushwick, constructed in 1931 and currently owned by Miguel Jimenez. The building has experienced recurring issues with compliance and maintenance, most notably in 2021 when multiple violations were recorded relating to building safety and maintenance requirements.

These violations included the need to maintain proper signage regarding building registration, smoke detector requirements, heating system access, and a completed certificate of inspection, as well as issues with self-closing doors at building entrances and apartment 1B. While many of these violations were subsequently closed, the building has maintained an open violation as of April 2024 regarding the filing of the annual bedbug report. The property has experienced several maintenance-related incidents over the years, including a heat and hot water complaint in early 2021 that was investigated by HPD but resulted in no violations.

Bedbug reporting requirements have been formally met in 2023 with no reported infestations during the previous filing period (2021-2022). The building has undergone regular rodent inspections between 2022 and 2025, showing a marked improvement in conditions over time: while there were multiple instances of rat activity in mid-2022 requiring bait application, all recent inspections from late 2023 through May 2025 have passed without issues. This suggests that while the building has faced various maintenance challenges in the past, there has been progress in addressing both pest control and bedbug compliance requirements in recent years.