55 Rockaway Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11233

The three-story, six-unit building at 55 Rockaway Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant, owned by Kang Li Zheng and constructed in 1907, has experienced several notable maintenance and compliance issues in recent years. As of October 2023, there are three open violations from 2022-2024 related to the failure to file annual bedbug reports as required under the Housing Maintenance Code.

The building had a significant cluster of violations in 2021, including problems with garbage/recycling storage (resulting in multiple HPD inspections), issues with self-closing doors in the vestibule, and various safety notice requirements not being met. These violations included a noteworthy Class B violation concerning fire retardancy in the cellar ceiling, though this was later closed.

The building's maintenance history shows recurring issues with sanitation, including complaints about garbage storage in 2021 and pest problems in 2020, though HPD was unable to access the property for inspection in response to the 2020 complaint. More recent inspections have not revealed any rodent issues, as evidenced by passing inspections in 2017 and 2018, and there appear to be no open violations concerning rodent problems as of the current date. The property has multiple open violations that relate to building safety and resident information requirements, including the need to maintain proper notices regarding gas leak procedures and housing information guide availability, as well as maintaining cleanliness in the rear yard, though some older violations from 2021 have been resolved.