576 New Jersey Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11207

The two-story, four-unit residential building at 576 New Jersey Avenue in East New York, owned by Karl Sawers, was constructed in 1930 and is categorized as a New Law Tenement. The property has a consistent history of bedbug-related violations, with annual notifications from 2021 through 2024 for failing to file the required annual bedbug reports, though recent filings indicate no active infestations in the past two reporting periods (2022-2023 and 2021-2022).

The most recent bedbug report from July 2024 confirmed zero infested units, zero eradicated units, and zero re-infested units. Significant maintenance issues were documented in 2006 concerning the 2nd floor rear apartment, with violations related to a defective bathroom sink waste line, missing smoke detector, broken window sash, inadequate lighting in the public hall, defective plaster surfaces and paint, and missing carbon monoxide detector - all of which have since been resolved.

A recent Department of Buildings complaint from October 2024 regarding possible illegal conversion was closed due to no access on the second inspection attempt in December 2024. The building has successfully passed rodent inspections in 2011 and 2012, with no violations recorded during those assessments. While the property has had multiple violations in the past, most have been addressed or have recent updates indicating improved conditions, particularly in relation to pest management.