974 Dekalb Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11221

The three-story, three-unit residential building at 974 Dekalb Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant, owned by Therese Esperance and constructed in 2004, has experienced several maintenance issues over the past few years, though recent reports indicate some improvements in conditions. The most significant recent incident occurred in December 2022 when there was a heat and hot water outage affecting at least one apartment, though this was resolved shortly thereafter.

The building has faced recurring challenges with its front and boiler room doors, with multiple violations documented in mid-2023 regarding defective self-closing doors at both the front entrance and boiler room, along with issues related to plexiglass installation at the front entrance. There were also citations in 2023 and 2024 regarding the required annual bedbug report filing, though subsequent filings indicate no infestations occurred during the reporting periods.

The property has shown inconsistent rodent management results in recent years, with the most recent inspections in 2025 (May and July) both revealing rat activity, following a pattern of alternating compliance and activity findings since 2022. Notably, while there were several violations regarding bedbug reporting requirements between 2021 and 2024, the building's most recent bedbug report for the period ending October 2023 indicates no affected units. The building's maintenance history shows a pattern of addressing violations, as most documented issues have received proper attention and "Closed" status in the violations system, though the recurrence of some issues, particularly regarding rodent activity, suggests ongoing challenges with building maintenance and pest control.