103 Taaffe Place, Brooklyn, NY 11205

The 4-story, 3-unit residential building at 103 Taaffe Place in Bedford-Stuyvesant, built in 2004 and currently operated as a condominium, has experienced several notable maintenance and safety issues in recent years. Most concerning is the building's current open violation from April 2024 regarding failure to file the required annual bedbug report, representing a recurring compliance issue as previous violations from 2022 and 2023 also remain open.

The property has shown patterns of rodent activity, with inspections in July 2024 (both initial and compliance) confirming the presence of rats, along with similar findings in late 2022, suggesting an ongoing pest management challenge. Between 2021 and 2023, the building has had multiple maintenance violations, primarily affecting the third-floor apartment (Unit 3), including problems with a defective GFCI outlet and self-closing doors in August 2023.

The building's safety compliance record shows earlier violations related to fire safety requirements in 2019, including missing notifications about carbon monoxide detector and smoke detector requirements, though these were closed following correction notices. An interesting note is the building's bedbug report from 2019-2020 showed zero infestation cases, but the continuing open violations regarding reporting requirements suggest potential oversight in compliance rather than indicating current infestation levels. The property has maintained its structural and safety systems relatively well since its construction, but the recent patterns of reporting violations and pest activity indicate areas requiring ongoing attention.