653 47th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11220

The three-story, six-unit residential building at 653 47th Street in Sunset Park, owned by Andy Yang and constructed in 1926 as a New Law Tenement, has had several noteworthy events over the past few years. The building experienced a rat sighting in December 2022, which prompted an attempted Department of Health and Mental Hygiene inspection, though inspectors were unable to access the property.

Following this incident, the property underwent rodent inspections in December 2022 (showing rat activity) and January 2023 (passing compliance), indicating some improvement in pest management. The building has been subject to housing maintenance code violations related to bedbug reporting requirements in both February 2022 and April 2024, though these violations have since been closed.

Notably, the building maintained a period of bedbug eradication between 2021-2022, with six units affected at that time, but subsequent reports from 2022 through 2024 indicate no infested units, suggesting successful management of this issue. Regular bedbug reporting has been conducted consistently, with the most recent filings in December 2024 showing zero infested or re-infested units. The building's recent history shows improved pest management overall, with no recorded rodent activity or bedbug infestations in the past year and a half, though the initial rat sighting in late 2022 and the earlier bedbug violations in 2022 and 2024 are worth noting as past concerns.