117 Congress Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201

Located in Cobble Hill, 117 Congress Street is a three-story, four-unit Old Law Tenement building constructed in 1854, currently owned by Jerry Wong. The building has experienced recurring administrative issues related to bedbug reporting compliance over the past several years, with documented violations in March 2023, February 2022, and April 2021, all pertaining to the failure to file annual bedbug reports as required by NYC housing maintenance codes.

However, recent bedbug reporting data shows no actual infestations or eradications in the past four reporting periods from 2021 through mid-2025, including the most recent filing in July 2025 which indicates zero infested units and no eradication or re-infestation cases. The building has also been subject to two notable complaints within a two-year period (2022-2023). An illegal conversion complaint was filed in October 2022 that required two attempts for inspection access, though it was ultimately closed due to the inspector's inability to gain entry.

Additionally, a failure to maintain complaint was filed in June 2022 that was investigated and found to warrant no violations at the time of inspection. These incidents, while requiring attention, did not result in any recorded violations related to building conditions or resident safety. The property has consistently maintained accurate bedbug reporting since 2021, with no documented infestations since that time.