481 Chauncey Street, Brooklyn, NY 11233

The 6-unit, 3-story New Law Tenement building at 481 Chauncey Street in Bedford-Stuyvesant, owned by Yisroel Kanar and constructed in 1905, has experienced several notable incidents over recent years. Most concerning are two recent indoor air quality complaints in 2024, specifically regarding chemical vapors, with the latest being filed in June 2024. The building has maintained a clean bedbug record over the past five reporting periods from 2021 through 2024, showing zero infested or eradicated units in each report.

A significant structural issue was reported in June 2019 when a tree at the rear of the property fell onto the fire escape, creating non-compliance concerns, though this violation was ultimately dismissed in August 2019 upon verification of an alternative egress. The property has reasonable rodent control records, having passed inspections in December 2018 and January 2019. Looking at recent safety and compliance history, the building has had consistent issues with its annual bedbug reporting requirements, receiving Housing Maintenance Code violations in both 2021 and 2024 for failure to file the necessary documentation.

Between 2018 and 2019, there were multiple Construction Enforcement complaints, including one regarding building shaking in June 2019, though inspections generally found no violations. The most recent building-related complaints have primarily focused on air quality issues rather than structural or infestation concerns. The property appears to have maintained basic safety and compliance requirements since addressing the 2019 fire escape issue, though the recent air quality complaints indicate a potentially ongoing environmental concern that may require further monitoring.