721 Jefferson Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11221

The three-story, three-unit former tenement building at 721 Jefferson Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant, owned by Margo Chappell, has a mixed record of maintenance and compliance since its construction in 1899. The most notable recent event was a heat and hot water complaint in late 2019, which required intervention from the Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) but could not be fully investigated due to access issues.

The building has received four separate violations from 2021 to 2024 related to the failure to file annual bedbug reports in accordance with HPD regulations, though these violations were closed. Fortunately, the building's bedbug reporting records from 2019 through 2024 show no active infestations during any reporting period, with all units successfully eradicated of any previous infestations, maintaining a clean record in this regard. The property has consistently passed rodent inspections conducted in 2018, 2022, 2024, and most recently in June 2025, suggesting effective pest management.

While there have been regulatory compliance issues regarding bedbug reporting, these were administrative in nature rather than indicative of ongoing infestations. The building's only weather-related complaint (heat and hot water) occurred several years ago, and there have been no reported recurrence of similar issues. The property appears to have maintained reasonably good compliance with health and safety standards in recent years, particularly regarding pest control and rodent management.