1459 Bushwick Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11207

The six-unit, three-story tenement building at 1459 Bushwick Avenue, owned by Ari Worch and constructed in 1910, has experienced several notable issues in recent years. Most concerning is a June 2025 indoor air quality complaint regarding chemical vapors, though this was subsequently closed with an advisory to the owner. The building has also faced ongoing challenges with food establishment inspections, particularly between 2022-2025, with multiple rodent/insect/garbage complaints being filed and addressed by the NYC Health Department.

Water-related issues have been persistent, with a September 2022 water leak complaint resulting in housing maintenance code violations in July 2023, specifically concerning water leak repairs and plastered surface conditions in the first-story public hall. The building has maintained an active rodent control program, achieving passing inspections in 2022, 2024, and 2025, though it shows a pattern of failures in earlier inspections from 2014-2020. The property has multiple open violations related to external low-pressure inspections, with five active violations issued in 2023-2024 for failing to file required documentation between 2019-2023.

Historical data shows previous structural and safety concerns, including a 2013 inspection identifying various building envelope issues, such as defective fire escape components and loose exterior materials, all of which have since been addressed. The building's maintenance record shows regular bedbug reporting from 2019-2024 with no infestations recorded during these periods. While the property has demonstrated improved compliance in recent years, as evidenced by passing rodent inspections and routine bedbug monitoring, the open violations regarding low-pressure inspection filings suggest ongoing regulatory compliance challenges.