1382 Decatur Street, Brooklyn, NY 11237

The three-story, six-unit tenement building at 1382 Decatur Street in Bushwick, owned by Miguel Vidal, has experienced persistent heat and hot water issues over the past several years, with multiple complaints filed through HPD between 2019 and 2024. Most recently, in early 2024, there were two separate heat/hot water complaints (March and January) that were closed without inspection due to lack of access, following a pattern established in earlier complaints from 2023, 2022, and 2019.

The building has also experienced plumbing issues, with a bathtub/shower problem reported in 2020 that could not be inspected. A concerning aspect of the building's recent history is the failure to file required external low pressure inspections in 2022 and 2020, resulting in active DOB violations as of mid-2023. While there have been bedbug reporting violations noted in 2018 through 2024, the most recent filings (April 2024 and December 2024) show zero infested units, suggesting successful eradication efforts.

The building's rodent inspection history shows recent improvement, with passed inspections in 2024 and 2025, following a period of rat activity and multiple bait applications in 2014. An outstanding maintenance issue from 2018 remains open regarding inadequate lighting at the front entranceway, requiring minimum 100 watt lighting during night hours. The property, built in 1926, has had annual bedbug report violations from 2018 through 2024 but based on current reports, there have been no infestations in the last two filing periods.