70A Linden Street, Brooklyn, NY 11221

70A Linden Street is a three-story, seven-unit residential building in Bushwick, owned by Violet Russell and constructed in 1931. The property has experienced several significant maintenance and compliance issues over recent years. Most notably, between August and September 2020, the building faced multiple emergency complaints including lack of heat/hot water, water supply issues, cooking gas problems, and fire escape safety concerns - though inspectors were unable to gain access to verify these conditions.

Additionally, there were concerns about unsanitary conditions and pests documented earlier that same year. The building currently has active violations related to failure to file annual bedbug reports from 2021 to 2024, and there are also five outstanding violations from 2023 regarding the failure to file external low-pressure inspections between 2018 and 2021, plus one for not filing the 2017 boiler inspection report. The Department of Buildings has recorded multiple serious violations including an illegal conversion complaint from September 2020 (closed without access) and a failure to comply with a vacate order in April 2020, for which an Environmental Control Board violation was issued with a penalty of $12,500.

Another ECB violation regarding failure to comply with a commission's order was issued in September 2020 with a penalty of $6,250. The building's rodent inspection history shows consistent monitoring, with the most recent inspections in 2022, 2024, and 2025 passing, though there was confirmed rat activity in 2010 requiring bait application. While the property has had significant maintenance and compliance issues, recent rodent control results suggest improved conditions in that regard.