519 52nd Street, Brooklyn, NY 11220

The three-story, three-unit tenement building at 519 52nd Street in Sunset Park, owned by Xiang Jiang and built in 1901, has experienced several notable events in recent years. Most recently, in June 2025, there was an emergency complaint regarding heat/hot water in one apartment, which was closed within three days.

The building has faced recurring issues with bedbug reporting compliance, receiving four consecutive Housing Maintenance Code violations (2021-2024) for failing to file annual bedbug reports as required under Section HMC. Despite these violations, the building's bedbug infestation status has shown significant improvement; while there was a documented infestation of three units in the 2019-2020 reporting period, all subsequent reports from 2020-2025 show zero infested, eradicated, or re-infested units.

Additionally, in 2019, there was a complaint regarding an illegal conversion of the building, but access to the property was denied during the investigation. The property appears to have maintained stable unit count and structure, with consistent bedbug eradication efforts leading to improved conditions, though the recent heat/hot water issue suggests there may still be occasional maintenance concerns. The building's age (124 years) and historical classification as an "OLD LAW TENEMENT" indicate it is one of the city's older residential structures, though it has shown adaptability to comply with modern reporting requirements despite the violation notices.