478 Riverdale Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11207

The 7-unit, 4-story New Law Tenement at 478 Riverdale Avenue in East New York, built in 1930 and currently owned by Ronald Hodge, has experienced several significant maintenance and compliance issues over the past decade. Most recently, in 2023-2024, there were multiple violations related to bedbug reporting requirements, with four citations between 2021-2024 for failure to file annual bedbug reports, though subsequent filings in 2025 show zero reported infestations for the current and previous periods.

The building has also faced serious safety concerns, including multiple active violations as of June 2023 for failure to file required external low-pressure inspections from 2018-2022, and a historic egress blockage issue in 2018 involving obstructed fire escapes due to overgrown tree branches, which resulted in ECB violations despite the penalties being listed as $0.00. The property's maintenance history shows some pattern of addressing violations, with the most recent bedbug reporting requirements being filed correctly, showing a current status of no reported infestations.

Previous rodent inspections from 2012-2014 demonstrate fluctuating results, with one failure noted in 2014 for "Other Reasons." In terms of boiler and pressure system compliance, multiple violations from 2019-2023 indicate a persistent issue with timely filings, with the most recent violations still listed as active. While the building has historically experienced various compliance issues, recent bedbug reporting compliance and lack of active infestations suggest some improvement in this specific area, though multiple active violations related to pressure system inspections remain unresolved as of June 2023.