196 6th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11217

The three-story, three-unit residential building at 196 6th Avenue in Park Slope, owned by Aaron Zeligs, has several notable issues in its recent history that warrant attention. Most prominently, the building has accumulated a pattern of violations related to bedbug reporting requirements between 2021 and 2024, with four consecutive open violations noting failure to file the mandatory annual bedbug reports as required under Housing Maintenance Code (HMC) regulations.

These violations, while administrative in nature, indicate ongoing non-compliance with important tenant safety protocols. In addition to the bedbug reporting issues, there have been two complaints regarding illegal hotel rooms in the building, with both cases (in September 2023 and January 2024) resulting in inspectors being unable to gain access for verification despite multiple attempts.

While these complaints were ultimately closed, the inability to inspect raises questions about the building's compliance with residential usage regulations. On a more positive note, the building passed an initial rodent inspection in November 2018, suggesting that pest control measures were effective at that time, though this inspection is now several years old and may not fully represent current conditions. The building, a 1879 construction, has been classified as "HERETOFORE CONVERTED CLASS A," indicating its current use as a legally converted residential building, though its history suggests it was originally built for different purposes.