559 49th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11220

The 8-unit building at 559 49th Street in Sunset Park, owned by De Qiong Zhao, is a 4-story New Law tenement constructed in 1910. The property has experienced recurrent pest-related issues, most notably with rats, as evidenced by multiple 311 complaints and official inspections between 2021 and 2022, with documented rat activity during compliance inspections in July and September 2022.

While the building's recent bedbug reporting from 2024 shows no identified infestations, it is important to note that three annual bedbug reports filed between 2022-2024 indicated zero infested units, suggesting reasonable pest management compliance. The building has faced several significant maintenance challenges over the years, including two emergency heat/hot water complaints in December 2018, though inspectors were unable to gain access to apartments during their visits. Other structural and safety concerns have been documented, particularly in December 2018, when violations were noted regarding building entrance security, door mechanisms, and required safety signage.

These violations were subsequently closed in January 2019. Currently, there is one active Department of Buildings violation from November 2019 regarding an unfiled boiler inspection report from 2017, and two persistent violations from July 2019 concerning unauthorized bathroom modifications and window guard issues in Apartment 4L, which remain open as of the latest records. The property has demonstrated some level of responsive maintenance, as evidenced by the closure of multiple HPD complaints, though there have been instances where access could not be obtained for inspection purposes.