235 Lee Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11206

The five-story residential building at 235 Lee Avenue in Williamsburg, owned by Chaim Lefkowitz and completed in 2004, has experienced recurring administrative issues regarding bedbug reporting compliance over the past few years.

Between 2021 and 2023, the building received three Housing Maintenance Code violations (in March 2021, March 2022, and March 2023) related to the failure to file annual bedbug reports as required by HPD regulations. These violations were all classified as "Class A," which typically indicates violations that pose a serious threat to health or safety, though the most recent violation from March 2023 is noted as "closed." Conversely, the building's official bedbug reporting records for two consecutive filing periods (2019-2020 and 2022-2023) show no actual infestations, with reports indicating zero infested units, zero eradicated units, and zero re-infested units, suggesting effective pest management despite the administrative violations.

Additionally, there is an active Department of Buildings violation from April 2019 concerning elevator safety, specifically related to "2017 VIOS ISSUED TO ELEVATORS IN PRIVATE RES DWELLINGS (1 OR 2 FAMILY DWELLINGS)." This violation remains open as of the latest available data, though it is important to note that the building in question is a five-story structure and not classified as a private residence under the typical one or two-family dwelling designation, which could indicate a categorization error in the violation record. The building's relatively recent construction (2004) and the absence of documented unit infestations in the official bedbug reports suggest that while there have been some regulatory compliance issues, the building has generally maintained appropriate pest control standards during the reporting periods.