279 Macon Street, Brooklyn, NY 11216

279 Macon Street is a three-unit, three-story brownstone building located in Bedford-Stuyvesant, built in 1873 and currently owned by Chris Gayle. The building's maintenance record from 2021 to mid-2025 reveals recurring issues with bedbug reporting compliance, as evidenced by four consecutive Housing Maintenance Code violations between 2021 and 2024, all of which were marked as closed. While the building's official bedbug reporting from November 2020 through October 2023 shows no recorded infestations in any unit during the three-year period, the property has experienced significant rodent activity recently, particularly in mid-2024.

Three separate inspections in June and July 2024 recorded rat activity, with bait being applied as part of the response. Prior to this recent spate of rodent issues, the building had demonstrated compliance with rodent control requirements, having passed inspections in October 2022 and August 2018. The building's recent history shows a concerning pattern of pest control challenges, particularly in terms of rodent management, with multiple inspections and treatments occurring within a short timeframe in 2024.

The property's age and conversion status as a "HERETOFORE CONVERTED CLASS B" building may present additional maintenance challenges. While the building has demonstrated the ability to manage bedbug issues through the absence of reported infestations in recent years and completion of required reporting (despite the violation notices), the recent rodent problems indicate potential gaps in overall pest management. The relatively recent nature of the rodent inspection findings, compared to the earlier bedbug violations, suggests this may be the more pressing current maintenance challenge facing the building.