863 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11221

863 Lafayette Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant is a 3-unit, 3-story old law tenement building constructed in 1899, currently owned by Sam Wurzberger. The building has undergone several significant events in recent years, most notably regarding its bedbug reporting compliance and rodent management. The property has maintained an active bedbug reporting history from 2021 through 2024, with no reported infestations in any of the annual filings, indicating proper compliance with NYC's bedbug reporting requirements.

Rodent management has been a recurring issue, with the most recent rat sighting reported in December 2024, though this was not substantiated by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene's inspection. The building has shown consistent attention to rodent control, passing multiple inspections between 2022 and 2025, despite a period of rat activity noted in September 2022. The property experienced a notable cluster of violations in 2019 concerning illegal occupancy issues, particularly related to transient use of Apartment #2 on the 2nd floor.

These violations included concerns about inadequate means of egress, missing sprinkler systems, and lack of fire alarm systems for the allegedly converted space. The violations were ultimately resolved, with records showing the building returned to compliance status. Since then, the building's record indicates improved maintenance compliance, with regular rodent inspections passing, though the recent reports suggest ongoing challenges with pest management in the form of occasional sightings. The building remains subject to regular inspections and reporting requirements, as evidenced by the consistent documentation of both rodent inspections and bedbug reporting in recent years.