149 Dekalb Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11217

149 Dekalb Avenue is a historically significant 3-story, 7-unit residential building located in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, constructed in 1860 and currently owned by Dekalb Portland LLC. The building has undergone several inspections and reporting requirements over recent years, revealing notable patterns in pest management and compliance. The property has consistently maintained a bedbug-free record, as evidenced by six consecutive annual bedbug reports from 2020 through 2025 showing zero infested dwelling units, with the most recent report filed in May 2025 covering the 2023-2024 period.

However, there have been some compliance issues, with two bedbug report violations recorded in 2022 and 2023, though these were later closed. The building faced challenges with rodent activity in 2021, with three inspections noting rat presence between August and November 2021, leading to bait application as a control measure. The boiler and elevator systems in the three-story building show an interesting history.

Both the boiler and elevator system installations were completed in 1994, though the elevator system has undergone a significant upgrade in March 2021. The property entered the Alternative Enforcement Program (AEP) in April 2021 and was removed from the program in December 2021, indicating that it met the necessary compliance requirements to exit this monitoring program. The building's history also shows general maintenance practices with multiple work orders for various unit repairs and systems, including a significant number of plumbing-related repairs between July 2020 and July 2021. While the building has experienced some maintenance challenges, particularly with rodent control in 2021, the property has demonstrated a commitment to addressing compliance issues and maintaining a pest-free environment in recent years.