1522 Jefferson Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11237

The three-story, six-unit tenement building at 1522 Jefferson Avenue in Bushwick, owned by Adolf Frank and built in 1916, has experienced recurring maintenance issues over recent years, particularly concerning heating and safety systems. Most notably, there have been multiple heating and hot water complaints between 2020 and 2023, with the most recent incident occurring in March 2023, though these issues were generally resolved promptly according to HPD reports.

In 2021, the building faced significant safety concerns in apartment 3L, including problems with self-closing doors, non-compliant carbon monoxide and smoke detectors, an illegal fire escape gate, and other security-related violations at the building entrance, though these violations were certified as addressed by March 2021. Recent inspections and reports indicate some ongoing challenges with pest management and rodent activity, despite the building receiving passing grades in several rodent inspections between 2010 and 2022. The property has maintained consistent bedbug reporting compliance from 2020 through 2025, with no reported infestations during the past five years.

The most recent inspection in April 2024 did not reveal any new violations, and the building's bedbug reports for 2022-2025 show no infested units. A March 2023 violation notice regarding the annual bedbug report filing requirement was issued and subsequently closed. The most recent rodent inspection in May 2025 showed rat activity, marking a concerning change from the previous year's passing result.