422 49th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11220

The 8-unit, 4-story residential building at 422 49th Street in Sunset Park, owned by Tingyu Chen and constructed in 2003, has experienced several notable maintenance issues in recent years. Most concerning is the building's current situation as of April 2024, with active violations including a failure to file the required annual bedbug report, and a past cluster of issues in apartment 4R involving pest infestations and safety equipment malfunction.

Specifically, unit 4R had violations in 2024 related to inoperable smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, as well as a bedbug infestation, though these were certified as corrected by May 2024. The building has faced multiple water-related problems, with two water leak complaints in late 2023 (one involving heavy flow and another with slow flow), and more recently in April 2024, there was a complaint about pests that resulted in housing violations. A door-related issue was also documented in March 2023, though no violations were found during inspection.

The building's maintenance history shows recurring bedbug reporting requirements, with the most recent report (for the period 2021-2022) showing zero infested units, indicating proper eradication procedures were followed, though the subsequent violations in 2024 suggest a possible reoccurrence. The property has faced multiple urgent maintenance issues, as evidenced by the emergency nature of several complaints, including water leaks and pest problems. While some violations have been addressed and closed, including smoke detector and bedbug issues in 4R, the persistence of maintenance problems and the recent failure to file required documentation raises concerns about the building's overall maintenance practices and resident safety measures.