916 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11221

The 8-unit, 3-story building at 916 Lafayette Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant, owned by Patricia Mills and constructed in 1931, has experienced several notable issues over the past few years. Most recently, there have been multiple smoking violations in early 2024, with complaints filed in February and March that were closed by June.

The building has faced ongoing pest and sanitation challenges, with a notable complaint about unsanitary conditions and pests in June 2023 that could not be inspected by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development, and a chemical vapors/odors incident in March 2023 that prompted an advisory to the property management. The building's maintenance history shows a recurring pattern of rodent activity, with inspections revealing rat presence in 2024, though the property passed inspections in between these findin 2025.

While the building has demonstrated compliance with bedbug regulations, consistently showing zero infested units over multiple reporting periods from 2019 through 2024, it has recorded a violation in 2023 for not having a clearly visible street number posted on the building. The most recent rodent inspection in April 2025 resulted in a pass, suggesting some improvement in this area, though the building's recent history demonstrates ongoing challenges with both pest management and air quality concerns.