524 East 53rd Street, Brooklyn, NY 11203

The two-story, three-unit residential building at 524 East 53rd Street, owned by Gladys Charles-cadet, has experienced several maintenance issues in recent years, with the most significant cluster of problems occurring in July 2024. During this period, the building faced multiple non-emergency and emergency complaints, including plumbing issues with a basin/sink, a slow water leak, electrical problems involving an outlet/switch and a power outage, and an unsanitary pest infestation. The Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) conducted inspections of these complaints, though notably, no violations were issued for any of the July 2024 complaints.

More serious concerns emerged in July 2024 when HPD issued Class C violations for Apartment 2 regarding roach and mice infestations, though these violations were closed following certification in September 2024 (with the roach violation being specifically certified as abated). The building's recent history shows some attention to pest control, as evidenced by the bedbug reporting filings from 2021-2024, which consistently indicated zero infested units during those reporting periods. It's worth noting that there were two previous Class A violations issued in 2022 and 2023 related to the failure to file annual bedbug reports, though these were resolved.

The most recent housing maintenance issues have been addressed through HPD inspections, even if they didn't result in formal violations being issued. A gas utility referral was made in late 2023, but inspectors were unable to gain access during their attempts in February 2024. The building's maintenance history also includes a successful rodent inspection in 2015, suggesting that some previous pest issues have been addressed.