1271 Bushwick Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11207

This three-story, three-unit Old Law Tenement building at 1271 Bushwick Avenue, built in 1925 and currently owned by Anita Cuffy, has experienced recurring pest-related issues over the past two years. Between 2023 and 2025, there have been five emergency complaints regarding unsanitary conditions and pests, all of which were closed due to either lack of access for inspection or, in one instance, an inspection that revealed no violations.

Notably, the building received three Housing Maintenance Code violations in 2021-2023 for failing to file annual bedbug reports, though the most recent filings for 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 indicate no reported bedbug infestations during those periods, with all units showing zero infestation, eradication, or re-infestation counts. Despite the pest complaints, the building has consistently passed rodent inspections in 2012, 2022, 2024, and most recently in June 2025, suggesting at least some maintenance attention to pest control.

The property owner has been responsive to some regulatory requirements, as evidenced by the bedbug report filings in 2023 and 2024 showing no infestation history, though the timing of these complaints relative to the reporting periods suggests some potential confusion about the building's pest management status. While the building has no current active violations and recent pest issues remain unresolved due to access difficulties rather than confirmed infestations, the pattern of complaints suggests ongoing concerns about pest management responsiveness.