188 Rockaway Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11233

The three-story, three-unit tenement building at 188 Rockaway Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant, owned by Roy Gullaume, has demonstrated ongoing pest management challenges in recent years. Most notably, there has been continuous rat activity in and around the property, with the most recent inspection in March 2025 confirming rat activity, and multiple bait applications recorded throughout 2024-2025.

The building also has four open Housing Maintenance Code violations regarding the failure to file annual bedbug reports with the HPD, with citations issued in 2021, 2022, 2023, and most recently in 2024, suggesting an ongoing lapse in compliance with required pest reporting procedures. The property's pest management history shows a pattern of rodent presence, with seven documented instances of rat activity or bait application between October 2015 and March 2025, indicating persistent challenges with vermin control.

The building's most recent health-related incident occurred in September 2024, when the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene found violations on the property during a rodent sighting complaint, though the exact nature of these violations was not specified in the records. While the building's age (constructed in 1901) is typical for its classification as an OLD LAW TENEMENT, the recurring nature of these violations and the relatively recent finding of rat activity suggest ongoing maintenance and pest control challenges that have not yet been fully resolved.