1109 Decature Street, Brooklyn, NY 11207

The two-family house at 1109 Decatur Street in Bushwick, owned by David Banda, has experienced multiple significant issues over recent years, particularly in 2022, when the building was the subject of several complaints and Department of Buildings (DOB) violations related to illegal conversions and occupancy. In June 2022, inspectors documented multiple violations regarding unauthorized dwelling units, including safety concerns such as lack of required fire safety systems (sprinklers and alarms), inadequate means of egress, and obstructed exit passageways.

These violations, while marked as "Resolved" with various penalties including $2,500 for egress issues and $312 for obstructions, indicated serious safety concerns during that period. The building has also been the subject of several illegal conversion complaints between 2021 and 2022, including two instances where access was denied during inspections, and a complaint about illegal hotel rooms that was subsequently vacated and rescinded.

A 2019 complaint about unpermitted work in an occupied multiple dwelling was investigated but resulted in no violations being warranted at the time of inspection. More positively, the property has maintained a clean record for pest control in recent years, with no reported bedbug infestations in the past four reporting periods from 2021 to 2024, and it has successfully passed rodent inspections in 2022, 2024, and 2025. The building received multiple permits in 2019 for various work, including electrical and plumbing, though the specific nature of this work is not detailed in the records.