443 16th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215

The 443 16th Street property is a 4-story, 8-unit New Law Tenement building constructed in 1908 and currently owned by Meliss Properties LLC. The building has experienced recurring issues with Bedbug reporting compliance, having received three consecutive Housing Maintenance Code violations from 2021 through 2024 (with open violations in 2023 and 2024) for failure to file required annual bedbug reports with HPD.

Interestingly, the building's 2020-2021 bedbug reporting period (filing date January 2022) showed no infestation in any units, with zero infested or re-infested units reported. More recently, in February 2024, the property was subject to a work without permit complaint which resulted in a Partial Stop Work Order and an Environmental Control Board violation. This violation detailed workers improperly using buckets to remove debris through a window in Apartment 4R, without proper safety precautions for pedestrian protection, leading to a penalty of $312 which has since been resolved.

The building's history reveals significant attention needed to maintain compliance with bedbug reporting requirements over the past three years, though the actual infestation history appears minimal based on the 2020-2021 report. The most recent structural work incident in early 2024, while resolved with a penalty, suggests potential concerns about safety protocols during maintenance activities. The property's age as a 1908 tenement building is typical for its neighborhood, though the specific building class designation offers additional regulatory oversight requirements.