570 Midwood Street, Brooklyn, NY 11203

The two-story, four-unit building at 570 Midwood Street in Prospect-Lefferts Gardens, owned by Michael Thomas, has had several significant maintenance events over the past four years. The building has regularly faced issues with bedbug reporting compliance, receiving four consecutive Class A violations between 2021 and 2024 for failure to file annual bedbug reports as required under the Housing Maintenance Code.

Notably, the most recent bedbug report filed in May 2024 (covering the period from November 2022 to October 2023) documented zero infested units, while the previous two filings in 2023 and 2022 also reported no infested, eradicated, or re-infested units. The building experienced a Class B violation in 2018 regarding inadequate exterior lighting at the front entranceway, which was addressed by August of the same year.

A more recent concern has emerged as of July 2025, with the building receiving an initial rodent inspection that documented rat activity, indicating a potential new maintenance issue requiring attention. While the building appears to have maintained a relatively pest-free interior environment based on recent bedbug reports, the combination of historical bedbug reporting violations and the recent rodent activity suggests ongoing challenges with building maintenance compliance and pest management. The property's age (built in 1931) and history of various violations, though not currently affecting resident safety, highlight the importance of monitoring maintenance issues in this New Law Tenement building.