79 Hanson Place, Brooklyn, NY 11217

79 Hanson Place is a 3-story, 8-unit residential building in Fort Greene, constructed in 1930 and currently owned by James Dawkins. The property has experienced several maintenance issues over recent years, with the most significant concerns including a rat sighting in November 2023, followed by a February 2024 inspection that found rat activity, though a March 2024 compliance inspection passed.

In 2023, the building received multiple Housing Maintenance Code violations, including pest control issues with roach infestation in the cellar and problems with self-closing doors in the boiler room and cellar noted as Class C violations, which generally indicate conditions that are hazardous or could threaten life or health. The Department of Housing Preservation and Development has also responded to complaints about plumbing issues (specifically sewer problems) in April 2023, and most recently, an intercom system problem in August 2024. The building has a documented history of addressing safety equipment concerns, with previous violations related to smoke and carbon monoxide detectors in Apartment 8 being resolved in early 2021.

Importantly, while there have been various infestation and pest control issues, including a bedbug violation notice in 2022, the building's bedbug reporting record from 2019 through 2024 shows consistent maintenance with zero reported infestation or eradication cases. All recent bedbug filings from 2019 through 2024 indicate "0" for infested dwelling units and eradicated units. The management has generally addressed violations once cited, as evidenced by the "Closed" status on many of the complaints and violations, though some recent security and maintenance issues (like the intercom system) required multiple complaints to resolve.