879 Park Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11206

879 Park Avenue is a two-family residential building located in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, built in 1899 and currently owned by Joel Steinmetz.

The property has experienced recurring rodent issues, with the most recent inspection in February 2025 showing a "Passed" status, but this follows multiple instances of "Rat Activity" or the need for bait application throughout 2023-2024. In February 2022, the building faced several maintenance challenges, resulting in multiple Housing Maintenance Code complaints and violations, most notably in Apartment 2, including a water leak in the ceiling, radiator issues, refrigerator problems, unsanitary conditions related to pests, and various structural concerns.

The violations from March 2022 include required repairs to the radiator air valve, water leak source, refrigerator door gasket, carbon monoxide detectors, cement tread steps, plastered surfaces, wooden cornice overhang, floor near radiator, bathtub faucets, and door frame jamb at various locations throughout Apartment 2 and the building's exterior. While many of these issues were classified with varying levels of urgency (C and B class violations), there is no record of similar maintenance issues in the past year, suggesting some progress in addressing the building's historical problems.