119 Hart Street, Brooklyn, NY 11206

119 Hart Street is a 5-story, 8-unit residential building located in Bedford-Stuyvesant, owned by Nick Soto and constructed in 2009. The property has an ongoing pattern of Housing Maintenance Code violations, specifically failing to file mandatory annual bedbug reports, with the most recent violation recorded in April 2024, continuing a four-year trend of non-compliance dating back to 2021.

In 2024, the building experienced notable Department of Buildings (DOB) issues, including an active violation regarding failure to maintain a wall between adjacent properties during construction at 121 Hart Street, which was observed to have caused cracks, water damage, and leakage at the cellar level. This violation remains active as of April 2024. The building has also been the subject of several construction-related complaints in early 2024, including allegations of work without a permit and work contrary to a stop work order, though some of these complaints were either unsubstantiated or marked as "unable to gain access" during inspections.

On a more positive note, the building has demonstrated consistent compliance with rodent inspections, passing all inspections since February 2021, with the exception of an August 2023 inspection that noted "rat activity." The property has maintained a generally good track record with rodent control, as evidenced by the most recent inspections in 2025, 2024, and late 2023, all of which resulted in passing grades. The building was constructed in 2009 under the "Hereafter Erected Class A" designation and has maintained its classification through subsequent inspections. While the rodent control record shows effective management of that particular issue, the continuing bedbug reporting violations and recent construction-related challenges suggest areas requiring attention from management.