205 Taaffe Place, Brooklyn, NY 11205

205 Taaffe Place is an 8-unit, 4-story old law tenement building located in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, built in 1920 and currently owned by Phillip Miller. The property has experienced recurring pest issues, with the most significant recent concerns being rodent activity. Most recently, inspections in June 2025 and July 2024 both indicated rat activity, following a pattern of such findings in 2022 and 2019, suggesting an ongoing pest management challenge despite some inspections passing without violations.

The building's maintenance record shows several coding violations, primarily relating to administrative requirements, including missing proper signage for building registration and management contact information as outlined in 2015 and 2019 violations. Notably, there were issues in 2013 regarding unauthorized alterations involving interior stairs and improper use of cellar rooms for habitation, though these violations appear to have been addressed, as indicated by their certification dates in 2019 and 2024. The building's bedbug reporting history from 2021 through 2025 shows no recorded infestations during the past four reporting periods, indicating successful management of this particular pest issue.

A recent complaint from April 2023 regarding work without a permit was closed due to inspector access issues. While the property has faced multiple rodent inspections over the years, particularly between 2019 and 2025, the pattern of passing inspections interspersed with findings of rat activity suggests an ongoing but partially managed vermin control issue. The building's inspection history shows most violations have been addressed and closed, with current concerns primarily focusing on pest control, though the most recent rodent inspection results indicate that this remains an area requiring attention.