143 16th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215

The three-story, three-unit tenement building at 143 16th Street in South Slope, owned by Hugh Collins and constructed in 1899, has experienced recurring housing maintenance code violations related to bedbug reporting requirements over the past several years. Most notably, there are three open violations from 2022, 2023, and 2024, all pertaining to the failure to file the required annual bedbug reports with HPD, continuing a pattern observed from 2021 when a similar violation was closed.

The building's bedbug reporting history shows compliance in 2021 with no reported infestations during the 2019-2020 filing period, though it is concerning that the annual reporting requirement has not been consistently met in subsequent years. In terms of building maintenance and improvements, several plumbing and electrical work permits were issued in 2019-2020, including two separate permits for electrical work in January and February 2019, as well as a plumbing permit issued in September 2020.

These permits suggest that some maintenance and upgrading work was carried out during this period, though the specific nature and completion status of this work is not detailed in the available records. While the building is over 125 years old and has undergone various maintenance and repair projects typical of its age, the recurring bedbug reporting violation is the most notable ongoing issue from a housing maintenance perspective as of 2025.