16 Morgan Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11237

The three-story, six-unit residential building at 16 Morgan Avenue in Williamsburg, owned by Sofia Besinis and constructed in 1931, has experienced several significant maintenance and regulatory events over recent years. Most notably, the building has shown persistent issues regarding safety compliance in 2018, with multiple violations documented during a February inspection, including problems with smoke detector requirements, gas leak procedures, and missing safety notices in common areas, as well as a defective vestibule door lock.

While many of these violations were eventually certified as corrected by June 2018, the building has faced more recent concerns with its boiler system, receiving violations in both 2022 and 2020 regarding defective equipment and missing permits, though these issues were resolved with fines. The property has maintained a regular bedbug reporting record from 2019 through 2025, consistently showing zero infested or re-infested units, suggesting effective pest management practices.

However, recent inspections in late 2024 have documented rat activity on the premises, indicating potential ongoing challenges with vermin control. The building's history includes multiple complaints about illegal hotel rooms between 2018-2021, though most resulted in inspectors being unable to access the property or finding no violations at the time of inspection. The most recent bedbug report from May 2025 shows the building was infested-free during the 2023-2024 reporting period, and previous violations regarding bedbug reporting requirements in 2021-2023 were also closed.