200 Hart Street, Brooklyn, NY 11206

The three-unit, three-story building at 200 Hart Street in Bedford-Stuyvesant, owned by Lamark Vaughn, has experienced several significant maintenance issues over the past few years, with the most concerning being a December 2022 incident involving lack of heat and hot water, which prompted complaints to the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), though inspectors were unable to gain access to the affected apartments for verification. The building has also faced pest-related challenges, with a December 2022 complaint about unsanitary conditions due to pests receiving similar access denial responses from HPD.

In early 2023, a violation was issued regarding the mandatory annual bedbug report filing, though subsequent documentation shows no reported infestations between 2022-2023 and 2019-2020. The property has undergone multiple inspections and faced various violations between 2021-2023, primarily focusing on building safety and maintenance issues.

These included problems with self-closing doors at the building entrance and Apartment 3, which received Class C violations; fire safety concerns with an iron ladder to the roof scuttle; and several administrative code violations requiring proper safety signage regarding gas leaks, heating system access, and building registration information. The building's rodent inspection history shows consistent passing results from 2023-2025, with the only 2022 inspection noting rat activity, suggesting improved pest management practices in recent years. The most recent bedbug report from 2024 shows no active infestations or eradications, continuing the pattern of the past two reporting periods.