1553 56th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11219

The three-story, three-unit building at 1553 56th Street in Borough Park, owned by Seymour Mintz, has been subject to several maintenance and compliance issues over the past decade.

Most notably, the building has continuous open violations related to bedbug reporting requirements under the Housing Maintenance Code, with inspections in 2021-2024 revealing non-compliance with the mandatory annual bedbug report filing. The property also has active Environmental Control Board violations from 2018-2019, with penalties totaling $1,750, related to unauthorized sidewalk curb modifications that reportedly facilitated vehicle access, including a failure to maintain the building in a code-compliant manner and non-compliance with a commissioner's order regarding corrective actions.

While a related complaint about an illegal curb cut/driveway issue from 2024-2025 was investigated and resulted in an Oath Violation being served in June 2025, this was ultimately found not to be the property in question, as the address listed in the complaint (11219) differs from the subject property. The building's violation history suggests ongoing challenges with both pest management reporting requirements and sidewalk modification compliance, though it's worth noting that the bedbug reporting violations appear to be administrative in nature rather than directly impacting resident safety or comfort.