71 Lee Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11211

The three-unit residential building at 71 Lee Avenue in Williamsburg, owned by Rochelle Gross, has experienced persistent regulatory challenges over the past several years. Most notably, the building has accumulated four consecutive open violations between 2021 and 2024 related to the failure to file the required annual bedbug reports with the NYC Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) department, with the most recent violation documented in April 2024.

These ongoing bedbug report violations, which span multiple years, suggest ongoing non-compliance with housing maintenance codes that could affect resident comfort and safety. Looking further back, the building's rodent control history from 2010 indicates a significant infestation issue during that period, with documented rat activity in July 2010 followed by bait application in August and September of that year.

A follow-up compliance inspection in October 2010 showed successful remediation of the rodent problem, as this inspection resulted in a passing grade. While the rodent issues appear to have been resolved over a decade ago, the persistent bedbug report violations in recent years indicate continued challenges with building maintenance compliance. The building, constructed in 1920, is classified as an "Old Law Tenement" under current classification systems, reflecting its historical age and architecture.