208 St Marks Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11238

The four-story, four-unit building at 208 St. Marks Avenue in Prospect Heights, owned by Xavier Saunders, has a notable pattern of regulatory violations over the past several years. Most significantly, the property has accumulated four consecutive open violations from 2021 through 2024 related to not filing the required annual bedbug reports as per Housing Maintenance Code § HMC requirements.

These ongoing violations, with the most recent occurring in April 2024, suggest persistent non-compliance with this important housing regulation. Looking at the rodent control history, there has been a mix of outcomes since 2011. The most recent inspection in February 2018 passed, indicating compliance with rodent control requirements.

However, there was substantial rodent activity documented between June and August 2011, with three consecutive inspections (June 29, July 5, and August 5) showing rat activity during initial and compliance inspections, along with two subsequent rat activity findings in February 2012. While the building achieved compliance on subsequent inspections in February 2012 and passed a 2018 inspection, the earlier years showed significant pest control challenges. The property's record shows clear patterns of both bedbug report violations and historical rodent issues, though the more recent years indicate improved conditions with the exception of the ongoing bedbug report compliance issue.