402 Chauncey Street, Brooklyn, NY 11233

The two-family house at 402 Chauncey Street in Bedford-Stuyvesant, owned by Guy Shor, has a mixed record of maintenance and safety issues since its construction in 1899. Most notably, in 2023, there were multiple non-emergency complaints regarding flooring and electrical issues (outlets/switches) that the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) was unable to inspect despite multiple attempts. The building has experienced repeated pest control challenges, with two separate pest-related complaints filed in 2018 (September and November), though no violations were issued upon inspection in the November case.

There was also a confirmed pest issue in November 2022. While recent bedbug reports from 2022 through 2024 show no infestation, indicating successful eradication efforts, this pattern of pest-related complaints suggests ongoing challenges with unit maintenance. The property has undergone regular rodent inspections between 2010 and 2018, with most recent inspections (2018 onwards) showing compliance and passing results.

Two key inspections in 2010 (both June and September) resulted in failure for various unspecified reasons, which may indicate historical compliance issues. The building's most recent complaint history includes a 2023 complaint regarding blocked egress, which was also unable to be inspected by the Department of Buildings due to access issues. While the building has maintained some records of passing inspections for rodent control in recent years, the pattern of unaddressed complaints due to access issues and the history of pest-related complaints suggest there may be ongoing maintenance challenges worth monitoring.