1339 Dekalb Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11221

The three-story residential building at 1339 Dekalb Avenue in Bushwick, owned by Mei Chan, is a 5-unit Old Law Tenement constructed in 1931. The property has experienced multiple compliance challenges in recent years, particularly regarding unauthorized modifications and pest management.

Most notably, there were several incidents of unpermitted work in December 2023, including electrical wiring, plumbing installations, and construction of partitions, which resulted in three active Environmental Control Board violations with penalties ranging from $800 to $1,250. The building's ground floor was observed to have unauthorized commercial modifications, and there were multiple complaints about illegal work in progress during the same period, all resulting in Oath Violations. The property has undergone regular inspections for rodent activity, with mixed results.

While initial inspections in 2022 and early 2023 generally passed, there were instances of rat activity noted in 2023, and violations were found in inspections conducted in mid-2022. The building has maintained a consistent record of zero bedbug infestations as evidenced by the annual bedbug reports filed from 2021 through 2025, showing no infested units and successful eradication of any affected units. Recent rodent inspections in 2024 and early 2025 passed, indicating some improvement in pest management compliance.