256 Covert Street, Brooklyn, NY 11207

The two-family, two-story building at 256 Covert Street in Bushwick, owned by Adrienne Chambers, has experienced several maintenance challenges over the past few years, particularly in 2021. The most significant issues occurred between January and July 2021, when there were multiple complaints and violations related to water supply problems, including emergency plumber service requests in February, April, May, June, and July of that year. In July 2021, a Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) inspection of the second-floor apartment revealed several violations that required attention, including excessively hot water (147°F), maintenance issues with various building components, and pest infestations.

Specifically, there were violations noted for an unhinged door, defective refrigerator gaskets, broken floor tiles, roof leaks, and both rodent and roach infestations. More recently, the building appears to have improved its maintenance record. Rodent inspections conducted in 2022, 2024, and 2025 have all resulted in passing grades, indicating successful pest management.

A plumbing-related complaint from June 2021 was closed in January 2022 due to inspector access issues, but there have been no significant recent service requests or violations on record through October 2023. The building underwent several plumbing system inspections in 2021, with no violations being issued in some cases, though multiple service requests were generated. The most recent inspection records from 2025 show that the building has maintained compliance with rodent control requirements, suggesting an effective resolution to the previous infestation problems noted in 2021.