531 Pacific Street, Brooklyn, NY 11217

This three-story, three-unit residential building at 531 Pacific Street in Boerum Hill, owned by Jacqueline Urquhart, has a substantial history of regulatory interactions since 2018. Most notably, there are recurring housing maintenance code violations related to bedbug reporting compliance, with open violations noted in April 2024, March 2023, March 2022, and April 2021, indicating ongoing non-compliance with required annual bedbug reporting to HPD.

The property has also faced several access-related issues, with multiple Building Department complaints between 2018-2025 showing inspectors being unable to gain access when investigating complaints about illegal conversions and unpermitted work in occupied multiple dwelling units. Recent activity in 2025 suggests continued regulatory scrutiny, with an active complaint regarding illegal hotel rooms as of June 10, 2025, and a partially resolved complaint involving unpermitted work from June 2025. In terms of utility safety, a gas utility referral complaint from June 2023 was investigated in August 2023, but no violations were found at that time.

On a positive note, the building has consistently passed rodent inspections conducted between 2017 and 2019, though these predate the current ownership period. The building's age and history of code violations suggest persistent regulatory challenges, particularly regarding bedbug reporting compliance and access-related issues during inspections, while recent complaints indicate potential concerns about unauthorized modifications and short-term rentals. However, the absence of major safety violations and successful rodent inspections indicate that basic habitability requirements are currently being met, at least as of the most recent inspections in 2023.