1056 Dean Street, Brooklyn, NY 11216
1056 Dean Street is a three-story, four-unit residential building located in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, owned by Hui Lan Chen and constructed in 1920 under the OLD LAW TENEMENT classification. The building has experienced persistent challenges with compliance regarding bedbug reporting requirements, as evidenced by four consecutive Housing Maintenance Code violations (2021-2024) all citing failure to file the mandatory annual bedbug report. These violations remain open as of the most recent inspection in April 2024.
The property has also faced significant rodent-related concerns, particularly in the past 18 months, with documented rat activity recorded in March 2024 and March 2023, as well as another incident noted in 2022. While the building has passed rodent inspections in September 2023, September 2024, and March 2025, the pattern of rat activity and the persistence of both rodent and bedbug compliance issues suggest ongoing challenges with building maintenance and pest control. It's worth noting that in March 2024, there was a notable pattern of rat activity, with two separate incidents reported in the same month, and an additional rat activity incident was recorded in March 2023.
This represents a period of heightened pest control challenges for the building. The property has maintained compliance in numerous other rodent inspections, passing all initial inspections in both 2022 and 2023, as well as recent inspections in 2024 and 2025. However, the open violations related to bedbug reporting requirements from 2021 through 2024 indicate a continuing lack of compliance with this specific Housing Maintenance Code requirement.
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Building Characteristics
Total units | 4 |
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Year built | 1920 |
Total area | 4000 sq ft |
Floors | 3 |
Tax Abatements | None |
Building Class | OLD LAW TENEMENT |

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