781 Mac Donough Street, Brooklyn, NY 11233

The three-story, three-unit tenement building at 781 Mac Donough Street in Bedford-Stuyvesant, owned by Pinfang Yang and constructed in 1910, has experienced several maintenance and safety issues over the past seven years, though recent conditions appear stable. Most notably, the building underwent multiple bedbug violation enforcement actions between 2021 and 2023, though recent filings from 2024-2025 show zero infestations and successful compliance with the annual bedbug reporting requirement.

The building has also demonstrated persistent attention to safety and maintenance, particularly regarding its fire escape system, which was found defective in 2019 and required replacement of broken treads across multiple stories. Significant violations from 2018-2019 included various safety concerns such as inadequate fire retardation of the cellar ceiling, unsafe electrical wiring conditions in the cellar, and unauthorized doors at various locations.

Structural and maintenance issues were identified and subsequently addressed, including defective rain leaders and repairs needed for public hall stair components. Since 2019, while periodic violations regarding bedbug reporting have occurred, there have been no major safety violations recorded, and the most recent rodent inspections from 2018 through 2019 indicates the building passed these inspections. The most recent bedbug reporting period (2024-2025) shows a clean record, with no units reporting infestations or requiring eradication measures, suggesting successful management of this particular issue in recent years.