546 Mcdonald Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11218

The three-story, three-unit residential building at 546 McDonald Avenue in Kensington, owned by Afroza Begum and constructed in 1910, has experienced several maintenance and compliance issues over recent years. Notably, there has been a recurring pattern of violations related to bedbug reporting requirements, with identical violations issued in 2021, 2022, 2023, and most recently in April 2024, all indicating a failure to file the necessary annual bedbug reports as mandated by the Housing Maintenance Code.

However, the property has consistently reported zero bedbug infestations in its subsequent filings from 2020 through 2025, suggesting effective management of this particular issue despite the reporting violations. More recently, in January 2023, the building faced structural concerns when an Environmental Control Board violation was issued regarding maintenance issues with peeling paint, spalling at the cornice and facade, and multiple vertical hairline cracks on the exposure 4 G.

This violation resulted in a $310 penalty, which has since been resolved. Additionally, there was a separate violation in April 2023 regarding the failure to file the 2022 external low-pressure inspection, though this particular violation was dismissed by July 2023. While the building has had its share of compliance issues, particularly regarding bedbug reporting, the most recent bedbug report submitted in June 2025 (covering the period from November 2023 to October 2024) indicates no infested or previously infested units, suggesting improvement in this regard, though this report was filed after the 2024 report was required.