1559 Bushwick Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11207

The two-family house at 1559 Bushwick Avenue, owned by Michael Melendez, is a 2-story brick building constructed in 1899 in the Bushwick neighborhood. The property has demonstrated consistent compliance with rodent inspections in recent years, successfully passing all checks from 2019 through 2025, with the most recent inspections in April 2024 and April 2025 showing no violations.

While there were two significant complaints recorded with the Department of Buildings (DOB) - one in September 2019 related to street cleaning (which had no violations) and another in January 2019 concerning allegedly unpermitted plumbing work (where the inspector was unable to gain access) - these incidents appear to be isolated and were not followed by any subsequent violations. The building's maintenance record shows regular attention to permits and compliance requirements, with multiple plumbing (PL) and alteration (AL) permits issued between 2019 and 2021, including two permits issued on June 16, 2021, and one on January 7, 2020.

The property's permit history suggests proactive maintenance and improvements, particularly in 2019 when multiple permits were filed and issued. Notably, there was a pattern of rodent activity documented in 2012, with bait applied in subsequent inspections, but this issue appears to have been successfully addressed, as evidenced by consistently passing inspections from 2013 onwards.