398 Bradford Street, Brooklyn, NY 11207

398 Bradford Street, located in East New York, is a 3-unit, 3-story old law tenement building owned by Alice Rabsatt and constructed in 1901. The building's maintenance records over the past several years reveal persistent issues with compliance to housing maintenance codes, particularly regarding bedbug reporting requirements. From 2021 through 2024, the property has received four consecutive Class A violations for failing to file annual bedbug reports as mandated by the HPD, with these violations remaining open as of 2025.

Additionally, the building has experienced notable rodent issues in recent years. In 2020 alone, there were three documented inspections showing rodent activity, with bait being applied in February 2020, and reports of rat activity in January and November of that year. This pattern of rodent-related inspections contrasted with earlier records, where the building had passed rodent inspections in both 2012 and 2019, suggesting a deterioration in conditions over time.

The property’s documented inspection history highlights ongoing challenges with basic maintenance requirements, particularly concerning pest control compliance. While the building's age and classification as an old law tenement may present certain maintenance challenges, the consistent pattern of open violations related to bedbug reporting and the rodent activity documented in 2020 warrants attention. The comparisons with earlier inspection results from 2012 and 2019, both of which showed satisfactory conditions, indicate a recent trend of increased maintenance issues that has persisted into 2025.