471 49th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11220

The three-story, four-unit tenement building at 471 49th Street in Sunset Park, owned by Mark Fahme, has maintained a consistent record with several significant maintenance issues over recent years. Most notably, there is an ongoing bedbug reporting compliance issue, with open violations from 2023 and 2024 related to the failure to file the annual bedbug report as required under Housing Maintenance Code (HMC) regulations.

While the property did not show any bedbug infestations during the 2020-2021 reporting period (reporting zero infested, eradicated, or re-infested units), the lack of compliance with the reporting requirement over multiple years raises concern. The building has also experienced rodent-related issues, with the most recent incident being a mouse sighting in October 2022, which was investigated by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) and found to have no violations at the time of inspection. A rat sighting complaint from August 2020 remains listed as in progress with no resolution documented as of October 2023.

However, it's worth noting that an initial rodent inspection conducted in November 2022 resulted in a passing grade. The property, built in 1914, has shown consistent attention to regulatory requirements through periodic inspections, though the pattern of open bedbug report violations and the unresolved rodent complaint from 2020 warrant attention. The building's history indicates that while immediate safety violations are typically addressed, there are recurring challenges with paperwork compliance related to pest control reporting.