16 Dean Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201

16 Dean Street is a four-story, 16-unit residential building constructed in 1900 in the Cobble Hill neighborhood, currently owned by Jonathan Erlich. The property has experienced recurring rodent issues, particularly evident throughout 2021, with multiple complaints documented by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) between July and September of that year, including both rat sightings and conditions attracting rodents.

While some of these complaints were closed through the DOHMH's Rat Portal system, they triggered several follow-up inspections. The building faced additional rat activity in late 2021, resulting in multiple bait applications between August 2021 and January 2022. The property has maintained a clean record regarding bedbug infestations, with official reports from 2019 through 2024 consistently showing zero infested units, zero eradicated units, and zero re-infested units, indicating successful compliance with bedbug monitoring requirements.

A notable Housing Maintenance Code violation was recorded in April 2021 regarding the failure to file the annual bedbug report, though this appears to have been resolved. Additionally, there was a Department of Buildings Environmental Control Board violation in July 2018 concerning non-compliance with a commissioner's order related to a previous violation from November 2017, for which a penalty of $625 was imposed and subsequently resolved. The building's most recent inspections and filings suggest improved conditions, with no recent rodent complaints or bedbug issues reported between 2022 and the present date.