78 Cornelia Street, Brooklyn, NY 11221

78 Cornelia Street is a three-story, three-unit Old Law Tenement building located in Bushwick and owned by Johnny Nunez. The building, constructed in 1905, has experienced several significant maintenance and compliance issues over the years. Most notably, from 2018 onwards, there were multiple violations related to bedbug reporting requirements, with open violations indicating the owner failed to file the necessary annual bedbug reports.

In late 2018, the building faced emergency complaints regarding heat and hot water issues throughout the entire building, though no violations were recorded following inspections. The property has also been subject to various safety and maintenance concerns, particularly in October 2018, when multiple violations were recorded including encumbrances of household items in public hall areas (1st and 3rd stories), a nuisance involving a free-standing radiator, and a requirement to repair defective plaster and paint in the boiler room. A notable incident occurred in 2018 regarding an alleged illegal cellar conversion, which resulted in an Environmental Control Board violation for unauthorized occupancy, including an unlawful electric stove, kitchen sink, and full bathroom, for which a $2,500 penalty was imposed.

Recent records indicate that the building has maintained an active rodent control program, with rat activity reported in April and May 2025, though previous inspections in 2024 and 2022 had passed. The property has shown improvement in certain areas, most notably with no reported bedbug infestations in the past four filing periods from 2021 to 2025. The building's overall violation history shows a mix of resolved and open violations, with the most recent bedbug reporting requirement filings indicating compliance, though with a significant gap between the 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 reporting periods.