96 Norwood Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11208

96 Norwood Avenue is a three-story, five-unit residential building located in the Cypress Hills neighborhood, constructed in 1915 and currently owned by Paulino Gil. The building has maintained a consistent record of compliance with bedbug reporting requirements over the past five years (2019-2024), with all annual filings showing zero infestations, eradicated units, and re-infestations, indicating effective pest management practices.

The property has also passed rodent inspections in 2012 and 2017, suggesting good maintenance of basic hygiene standards. However, there have been some concerning health and safety issues related to a food establishment in the building. Between September and November 2021, four separate complaints were filed with the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) regarding various food establishment violations, including issues related to handwashing facilities, toilet facilities, odors, and lack of permits or licenses.

These complaints, which were all closed in June 2024, indicate a period of non-compliance with food safety regulations that persisted for approximately three years before resolution. Additionally, there was a Housing Maintenance Code violation issued in April 2021 regarding the failure to file an annual bedbug report, though this appears to have been rectified since the building has maintained proper bedbug reporting since that time. While the building has demonstrated consistent compliance with pest management and has addressed its food establishment violations, the duration of the food safety issues and the delayed response to the bedbug reporting violation are noteworthy in assessing the building's maintenance history.