329 Lewis Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11221

This three-story, three-unit residential building at 329 Lewis Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant, owned by Shawn Bolding, has experienced several significant issues over the past two years. Most notably, during 2025, there were multiple emergency complaints regarding pest infestations and carbon monoxide detector concerns, all of which resulted in closed cases due to the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) being unable to gain access for inspections. The building has also faced structural safety concerns, particularly with stairs, which resulted in both inspected violations and non-violations in early 2024.

A comprehensive inspection on June 27, 2024, revealed multiple open violations related to safety and maintenance requirements, including missing notices regarding smoke detector requirements, carbon monoxide detection devices, gas leak procedures, and various other safety-related postings in the public areas. These violations also encompassed physical maintenance issues, such as a missing baluster in the second story stairs. Despite these challenges, there have been successful rodent inspections in 2022, 2024, and most recently in June 2025, with all passing results documented.

The building's bedbug reporting history shows no recorded infestations between November 2022 and October 2024, and two formal bedbug reports were filed showing zero affected units. While the building is currently free from documented bedbug issues and has passed recent rodent inspections, the open violations related to safety notices and maintenance requirements from June 2024 remain a noteworthy concern. The multiple instances of HPD being unable to conduct inspections in 2025, particularly regarding safety concerns like carbon monoxide detection, could indicate ongoing access or communication challenges between the department and building management.