193 16th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215

The 8-unit, 4-story New Law tenement building at 193 16th Street in South Slope, owned by Mary Dennis, has experienced persistent housing quality issues over recent years. Most notably, there has been an ongoing rodent and pest problem, with the most recent complaints in June 2025 prompting inspections by both HPD and DOHMH.

While HPD determined that observed conditions did not violate housing laws in some instances, there was one case in June 2025 where violations were issued regarding garbage/recycling storage. The building has an open violation from 2023 regarding the failure to file the 2019 external low-pressure inspection, and four annual bedbug report violations from 2021-2024 remain unresolved as of April 2024. The property has a documented history of various unsanitary conditions requiring multiple inspections, including issues with pests (reported in December 2022, October 2023, and multiple instances in 2024 and 2025), mold (January 2024), and paint/plaster concerns (October 2023).

While many of these complaints were closed without violations being issued, the repeated nature of the complaints suggests ongoing maintenance challenges. A series of rodent inspections in 2012-2013 resulted in bait being applied, indicating a previous active effort to address pest control. It's worth noting that while some complaints have been marked as "closed," this status does not necessarily indicate resolution of the underlying issues, as demonstrated by the open violations and continued service requests.