202 Knickerbocker Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11237

The three-story, 4-unit old-law tenement building at 202 Knickerbocker Avenue in Bushwick, owned by Louis Yeung, has undergone several inspections and faced multiple challenges over recent years. Most notably, there have been four instances of rat activity observed during rodent inspections in 2023-2025, although recent inspections in 2024-2025 have passed.

The property has consistently maintained zero bedbug infestations according to annual reports from 2022 through 2024, showing compliance with housing maintenance requirements despite receiving multiple violations in 2021 and 2022 for failing to file annual bedbug reports, though these violations were subsequently closed. In July 2023, the building received multiple complaints regarding plumbing work, electrical wiring issues, and unauthorized work, though inspections found no violations warranted at the time.

Earlier concerns included a 2019 rat sighting that triggered a Department of Health investigation with follow-up inspections. While there have been several complaints and violations throughout the building's recent history, including a 2018 complaint about worker-endangering site conditions, most issues appear to have been addressed promptly, with recent compliance inspections passing. The building's age (built in 1931) and its classification as an old-law tenement are factors to consider, though the property has demonstrated ongoing efforts to maintain regulatory compliance, particularly in its most recent bedbug reporting and rodent inspection results.