357 Atkins Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11208

357 Atkins Avenue is a 2-family, 2-story residential building located in East New York, constructed in 1910 and currently owned by Arman Kohanbash. The property has experienced recurring rodent issues, with multiple complaints and inspections by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene between 2012 and 2020, including three in 2020 alone, with the most recent complaint in October 2020 still marked as "In Progress" as of October 2023.

The building's maintenance history reveals significant code violations discovered during a February 2021 inspection, including illegal plumbing fixtures and cooking facilities in the cellar, an unauthorized entrance gate fastening, and failures to properly post required safety notices - all of which were subsequently certified as corrected by March 2021. The property was also the subject of several Department of Buildings complaints in 2020 regarding its vacant status and alleged shaking or vibrating issues, though inspectors were unable to gain access or found no violations at the time of inspection.

The building's history suggests ongoing maintenance and safety concerns, with at least six failed rodent inspections between 2012 and 2018, and an active Environmental Control Board violation from 2021 related to unauthorized occupancy of the cellar area, including an unlawful gas line and kitchen sink. While some violations have been resolved, the pattern of rodent issues and historical unauthorized modifications to the building's systems and structure raises continued concerns about building maintenance and habitability.