1394 Bushwick Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11207

The three-story, three-unit tenement building at 1394 Bushwick Avenue, owned by Yvonne Belardo and constructed in 1901, has experienced significant structural and maintenance challenges over the past several years. Most notably, in September 2024, the building was issued active violations regarding serious structural concerns, including observed cracks on walls and ceilings on the first and third floors, water damage evidence, holes in ceilings, and separation issues in both the bathroom and stairway areas.

These violations were particularly concerning as they indicated the building had been rendered non-compliant due to construction operations at an adjacent property (1388 Bushwick Avenue) that created potential collapse risks on one wall. The building has also faced persistent issues with pest control compliance, particularly regarding bedbug reporting requirements, with four consecutive open violations from 2021 through 2024 related to the failure to file mandatory annual reports. While the most recent rodent inspections in 2025 (April) and 2024 (June) showed passed results, the history suggests ongoing challenges with pest management, including periods of rat activity documented between 2012 and 2017.

Additional concerns were raised in late 2024 through various Department of Buildings complaints, including issues with an inadequate or illegal fence and construction-related concerns, though no violations were warranted upon inspection in one case, and another resulted in a vacate order that was subsequently fully rescinded. The property has shown some recent improvement in rodent control, with two consecutive passed inspections in 2024-2025, though the building's age and history of maintenance issues suggest ongoing monitoring of both structural and pest-related concerns would be prudent. The repeated nature of both bedbug reporting violations and rodent activity between 2012-2017 indicates these have been recurring challenges for the building over time.