70A Cooper Street, Brooklyn, NY 11207

The three-story, two-family house at 70A Cooper Street in Bushwick, built in 1901 and currently owned by Prashanth Rayapudi, has experienced several significant maintenance and compliance issues over the past seven years. Most notably, the building has faced recurring pest control challenges, with rodent activity documented through inspections in 2024, 2025, and previous years. Between 2021-2022, there were multiple complaints regarding rat sightings and signs of infestation, though the property passed rodent inspections during certain periods in 2022.

The building underwent substantial construction activity between 2019-2021, which generated various complaints and violations. These included issues with construction work contrary to approved plans, structural modifications, safety violations regarding guardrails, and inadequate housekeeping on the job site. Several Environmental Control Board (ECB) violations were issued against GBI Contracting, LLC in late 2020, resulting in penalties ranging from $1,250 to $5,000 for various safety and compliance issues.

While most of these violations have been resolved, there was a failure to certify correction of an immediately hazardous class 1 ECB violation in late 2020. The property has demonstrated some level of regulatory compliance, as evidenced by the issuance of multiple permits from 2019-2022 for various construction-related work. More recently, bedbug reports from 2022-2024 show no evidence of infestation, suggesting successful pest management in this regard. The most recent rodent control inspections in 2024 and 2025 have shown continued challenges with rat activity, indicating this remains an ongoing maintenance concern for the property.