1136 Jefferson Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11221

The three-story, six-unit tenement building at 1136 Jefferson Avenue in Bushwick, owned by Mario Juste, has experienced several significant maintenance and compliance issues since 2018. Most recently, as of April 2024, there are open Housing Maintenance Code violations related to the failure to file annual bedbug reports for both 2023 and 2024, which follows a similar violation pattern established in 2022 and 2021. In 2019, the building received an active Department of Buildings violation regarding the failure to file the 2017 boiler inspection report.

The property has faced persistent rodent issues, particularly between 2017 and 2018 when multiple inspections from April to September 2018 showed rat activity and required bait application, though more recent inspections in 2022, 2024, and 2025 have passed without issues. The building has also experienced various maintenance issues affecting resident comfort and safety. Notable problems documented in 2018 included door, window, and various structural issues in multiple apartments (2L and 3L), though all these violations were subsequently closed.

In the same year, there were violations related to refuse accumulation and vestibule door self-closing mechanisms. The only recorded immediate emergency complaint was in October 2020 regarding the roof door/hatch, which was closed in November 2020. While the building has addressed most historical violations, the recurring nature of bedbug report violations and the active boiler violation suggests ongoing administrative compliance challenges, though the most recent rodent inspections indicate some improvement in pest management.