79 Decatur Street, Brooklyn, NY 11216

79 Decatur Street is a 4-story, 8-unit residential building located in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, constructed in 1891 and currently owned by Garth Swanson. The building has maintained an active rodent control program, with the most recent inspection in June 2024 passing without violations, and previous inspections between 2018-2023 also showing compliance.

The property has demonstrated proper bedbug management practices, with no reported infestations or eradications in the past five reporting periods from 2019-2024, including the most recent reports filed in December 2024 showing zero affected units. However, there are some areas of concern for residents. The building currently has three active violations with the Department of Buildings, including failures to file required external low-pressure inspections for 2019 and 2021 (issued June 2023), and a violation regarding observed damage to the rear and side yards from facade masonry falling from a neighboring building (issued August 2020).

The building had three 311 service requests related to rodent issues, with sightings reported in July 2022 and July 2023, though both complaints were investigated by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and found to have no violations. Additionally, there were several complaints filed with the Department of Buildings in 2020-2022, including one related to building shaking/vibrating, though inspections at the time did not warrant any violations. A housing maintenance code violation was issued in April 2021 regarding the requirement to file an annual bedbug report, though subsequent filings have shown no infestations.