897 Jefferson Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11221

The three-story, three-unit tenement building at 897 Jefferson Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant, owned by Cathy Gonsalves and constructed in 1910, has experienced several notable incidents in recent years. In January 2023, the building faced multiple maintenance issues including concerns about heat/hot water, plumbing (toilet), flooring/stairs, and unsanitary conditions (pests), with some complaints designated as emergencies.

While all these complaints were closed by March 2023 with no violations found during HPD inspections, there has been an ongoing requirement for the building to file annual bedbug reports under Section A of the Housing Maintenance Code, with violations noted in inspections from 2021 through 2024, and a bedbug report filed in April 2023 indicating no infested or eradicated units for the period between 2021-2022. Most recently, the property underwent a rodent inspection in June 2025, which passed successfully, continuing a pattern of compliance with pest management requirements, as previous rodent inspections in 2024, 2023, 2022, and 2020 also yielded passing results.

An illegal conversion complaint was filed in February 2024, but the inspector was unable to gain access during both final attempts. The building's maintenance history shows a mix of emergency and non-emergency issues, though it appears that once complaints are addressed, they tend to be resolved without resulting violations, as evidenced by the prompt closure of the January 2023 complaints. The property has maintained consistent rodent control compliance over recent years, passing all inspections since 2018.