557 53rd Street, Brooklyn, NY 11220

The three-story, three-unit building at 557 53rd Street in Sunset Park, owned by Hiangsoo Chen, has exhibited several notable maintenance issues over the past years. The most recent documented concern was an unsanitary garbage/recycling storage issue reported in May 2023, which was investigated by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) but resulted in no violations being issued.

Between late 2018 and early 2019, there were two separate heat and hot water complaints – one for the entire building and another for a specific apartment – both classified as emergencies, though HPD was unable to gain access to perform inspections in either case. The building has also faced regulatory scrutiny regarding bedbug reporting requirements, receiving four Class A violations between 2021 and 2024 for failure to file annual bedbug reports as mandated by HPD rules.

However, the most recent bedbug report submissions from May 2024 and May 2025 indicate zero infested units, zero eradicated units, and zero re-infested units during the respective reporting periods, suggesting that the building is currently free of bedbug infestations. The property appears to have a history of heat-related issues, though these were addressed promptly through official channels, and the waste management concern in 2023 was resolved without resulting violations, indicating some level of property management responsiveness.