553 Wilson Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11207

The three-story, four-unit tenement building at 553 Wilson Avenue in Bushwick, owned by 553 Wilson Avenue LLC, has experienced several maintenance and safety issues in recent years. Most notably, in early 2025, the building received violations for unsanitary conditions related to mold that required HPD intervention. The property has a concerning history of heat and hot water problems, particularly during January-February 2022, when multiple emergency complaints were registered regarding both apartment-specific and building-wide issues.

These heating problems followed earlier concerns including a heavy water leak and ceiling plaster issues in 2021, as well as more recent violations from 2022 regarding carbon monoxide and smoke detector non-compliance in apartment 2L, which remain open as of 2024. The building has experienced various plumbing and maintenance challenges, including violations related to defective self-closing doors in both the public hall and apartment 2L. An active violation from 2024 indicates failure to file required external low-pressure inspections, with similar violations noted throughout 2023-2024.

The boiler system has also been problematic, with a 2021 ECB violation citing multiple issues requiring correction. While rodent inspections have generally shown compliance in recent years (passing inspections in 2023-2025), there were periods of rat activity noted in 2022. The building does not appear to have ongoing bedbug issues, with reports from 2022-2023 showing no infested units during the respective reporting periods. A food poisoning complaint from late 2019 remains marked as in-progress, and there is one active violation related to annual bedbug reporting as of 2024.