980 Dekalb Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11221

The three-story, four-unit residential building at 980 Dekalb Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant, owned by Dominique Vabre, has experienced several recurring maintenance issues over recent years, with the most significant concerns centered around heating system reliability. In 2025 alone, there have been two heat and hot water-related complaints, one affecting the entire building and another for a specific apartment, with similar issues recorded in early 2024.

The building has also experienced challenges with its intercom/buzzer system, as evidenced by multiple complaints in both 2025 and 2024, which HPD inspectors were unable to fully investigate. While the property has maintained an active bedbug tracking record showing no infestations from 2022 through 2025, there were three consecutive years (2021-2023) with annual bedbug reporting violations noted in HPD inspections. The Department of Buildings (DOB) record indicates various construction-related activities, with a significant permit sequence (320910733) issued in 2019-2020, though it appears some work faced interruptions, as suggested by a Partial Stop Work Order in May 2023.

The building has consistently passed rodent inspections conducted from 2020 through 2025, demonstrating effective pest management practices. A notable safety violation was recorded in July 2019 related to construction site security, resulting in a $5,000 fine that has since been resolved. Recent DOB inspection attempts (2023-2024) under Local Law 188/17 Compliance Inspections reported inability to gain access on multiple occasions, and there are currently active DOB violations from May 2023 regarding halted work, though disposition details are pending.